G/SPS/N/EU/693  
7 November 2023  
(23-7480) 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) 2023/1455 
of 13 July 2023 concerning the urgent provisional authorisation of cobalt(II ) acetate 
tetrahydrate, cobalt(II) carbonate, cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate and 
cobalt(II) sulphate, heptahydrate as feed additives for ruminants with a functional rumen, 
equidae and lagomorphs (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French , 
Spanish . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_13339_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_13339_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_13339_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1455 concerns 
the urgent and provisio nal authorisation of cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate, cobalt(II) 
carbonate, cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate and cobalt(II) sulphate, 
heptahydrate, as feed additives belonging to the additive category 'nutritional additives' 
and to the func tional group 'compounds of trace elements', for ruminants with a functional 
rumen, equidae and lagomorphs.  
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 standard:   G/SPS/N/EU/693  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 July 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 day following that of its 
publication 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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
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 A4-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu