G/SPS/N/EU/420  
 
13 October 2020  
(20-7027) 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):  HS Code 2309 prep aration of a kind use in animal nutrition.  
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) 2020/228 
of 19 February 2020 concerning the authorisation of erythrosine as a feed additive for 
dogs and cats (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . 
Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6085_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6085_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6085_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation 
of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting 
such authorisation. Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the 
re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).  
(2) Erythrosine was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 
70/524/EEC as a feed additive for ornamental fish belonging to the group ‘colourants, 
including pigments', under the heading ‘other colourants'. It was also authorised without 
a time limit as a feed additive for dogs and cats belonging to the group ‘colourants, 
including pigments', under the heading ‘colouring agents authorised for colouring 
foodstuffs by Community rules'. 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.  
(3) 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 erythrosine as a 
feed additive for ornamental fish and for dogs and cats. The applicant requested the 
additive to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additive' and in the functional 
group ‘colourants'. In accordance with Article 7 o f Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the 
applicant also requested the authorisation of erythrosine as a feed additive for a new use 
in reptiles, to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additive' and in the functional 
group ‘colourants'. Lately, the a pplicant withdrew the application for ornamental fish and 
for reptiles. The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required 
under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  G/SPS/N/EU/420  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal h ealth, [  ] 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 n umber) :  
[ ] 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 
intern ational standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 February 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 11 March 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to ha ndle 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 Consumers, Unit G6 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
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 Consumers, Unit G6 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu