G/SPS/N/EU/619  
 
8 March 2023  
(23-1680) 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) 2023/8 of 
3 January 2023 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of preparations o f 
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  DSM 21762, of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  NCIMB 30236 
and of Lactococcus lactis  NCIMB 30117 as feed additives for all animal species and 
repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 868/2011, (EU) No 1111/2011 and (EU) 
No 227/2012 of (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . 
Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1741_00 _e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1741_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1741_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The preparations of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  DSM 21762, 
previously taxonomically identified as Lactobacillus plantarum  (DSM 21762), of 
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  NCIMB 30236, previously taxonomically identified as 
Lactobacillus plantarum  (NCIMB 30236) and of Lactococcus lactis  NCIMB 30117 were 
authorised for a period of 10 years as feed additives for all animal species by Commission 
Implementing Regulations (EU) No 868/2011, (EU) No 1111/2011 and (EU) No 227/2012, 
respectively. In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, applications 
were subm itted for the renewal of the authorisation of the preparations of 
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  DSM 21762, of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  NCIMB 30236 
and of Lactococcus lactis NCIMB 30117 as feed additives for all animal species, requesting 
the additives  to be classified in the additive category 'technological additives'. 
Those  applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under 
that Article. The assessment of the preparations of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  
DSM 21762, of Lactip lantibacillus plantarum  NCIMB 30236 and of Lactococcus lactis  
NCIMB  30117 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of those 
additives should be renewed.  
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/619  
 
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  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 st andard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 January 2023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its 
publication in the Offici al Journal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the 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 A4 -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 a vailable) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -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