G/SPS/N/EU/551  
 
14 March 2022  
(22-2232) 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(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) 2022/385 of 
7 March 2022 correc ting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/421 concerning the 
authorisation of tincture derived from Artemisia vulgaris  L. (mugwort tincture) as a feed 
additive for all animal species, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/485 concerning the 
authorisation as feed additives of ginger essential oil from Zingiber officinale  Roscoe for all 
animal species, ginger oleoresin from Zingiber officinale  Roscoe for  chickens for fattening, 
laying hens, turkeys for fattening, piglets, pigs for fattening, sows, dairy cows, veal calves 
(milk replacers), cattle for fattening, sheep, goats, horses, rabbits, fish and pets and 
ginger  tincture from Zingiber officinale  Roscoe for horses and dogs and Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2021/551 concerning the authorisation of turmeric extr act, turmeric oil, 
turmeric oleoresin from Curcuma longa  L. rhizome as feed additives for all animal species 
and turmeric tincture from Curcuma longa  L. rhizome as a feed additive for horses and 
dogs (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of 
pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_2190_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_2190_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_2190_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The use of tincture derived from Artemisia vulgaris  L. (mugwort 
tincture) as a feed additive for all animal species was authori zed by Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/421 for a 10 -year period. The use of ginger essential 
oil from Zingiber officinale  Roscoe as a feed additive for all animal species, ginger ole oresin 
from Zingiber officinale  Roscoe as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens, 
turkeys for fattening, piglets, pigs for fattening, sows, dairy cows, veal calves (milk 
replacers), cattle for fattening, sheep, goats, horses, rabbits, fish  and pets and ginger 
tincture from Zingiber officinale  Roscoe as a feed additive for horses and dogs was 
authori zed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/485 for a 10 -year period. 
The use of turmeric extract, turmeric oil, turmeric oleoresin from  Curcuma longa  L. 
rhizome as feed additives for all animal species and turmeric tincture from 
Curcuma  longa  L. rhizome as a feed additive for horses and dogs was authori zed by 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/551 for a 10 -year period. In the An nexes 
to Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/421, (EU) 2021/485 and (EU) 2021/551, an 
incorrect provision for the labelling of the recommended maximum content of the active G/SPS/N/EU/551  
 
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  substances in premixtures was inserted in the column 'Other provisions'. That provis ion 
should only apply to the additives themselves.  
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 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) : 7 March 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 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 that of 
its public ation in the Official 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 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