G/SPS/N/EU/584  
 
10 August 2022  
(22-6041) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation  (EU) 2022/1248 
concerning the authorisation of essential oil from Origanum vulgare  ssp. hirtum (Link) 
Ietsw. as a feed additive for certain animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5381_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5381_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5381_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Essential oil from Origanum vulgare  was authorised without a 
time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for all animal 
species. The additive was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an 
existing product, in accordance with Article 10 (1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 
In accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with 
Article  7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re -evaluation of essential oil from 
Origanum  vulgare  ssp. hirtum  (Link) Ietsw. for all animal species. The applican t requested 
the additive to be classified in the additive category 'sensory additives' and in the 
functional group 'flavouring compounds'. That application was accompanied by the 
particulars and documents required under Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1 831/2003. 
The European Food Safety Authority ('the Authority') concluded in its opinion of 
12 November 2019 that, under the proposed conditions of use, essential oil from 
Origanum vulgare  ssp. hirtum  (Link) Ietsw. does not have adverse effects on animal 
health, consumer health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that essential 
oil from Origanum vulgare  ssp. hirtum  (Link) Ietsw. should be considered as an irritant to 
skin and eyes, and as a potential skin and respiratory sensitizer. Therefore, 
the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to 
prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the 
additive. The Authority also conclud ed, that essential oil from Origanum vulgare  ssp. 
hirtum  (Link) Ietsw. is recognised to flavour food and its function in feed would be 
essentially the same as that in food, therefore, no further demonstration of efficacy is 
considered necessary. It also ve rified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed 
additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003. The assessment of essential oil from Origanum vulgare  ssp. hirtum  (Link) 
Ietsw. shows that the condition s for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation G/SPS/N/EU/584  
 
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  (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this substance should be 
authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Code of practice on Good Animal Feeding 
CAC/RCP  54-2004 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 July 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 July 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from t he date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu