G/SPS/N/EU/583  
 
9 August 2022  
(22-6033) 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) 2022/702 
concerning the authorisation of great mullein tincture as a feed additive for  certain animal 
species (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number 
of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5373_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5373_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5373_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The application concerns the authorisation of great mullein 
tincture as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the category 'sensory 
additives' and in the functional group 'flavouring compounds' . The applicant requested 
great mullein tincture to be authorised also for use in water for drinking. However, 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 does not allow the authorisation of 'flavouring compoun ds' 
for use in water for drinking. Therefore, the use of great mullein tincture in water for 
drinking should not be allowed. The European Food Safety Authority ('the Authority') 
concluded in its opinions of 12 November 2019 and 24 June 2021 that, under the  proposed 
conditions of use, great mullein tincture does not have adverse effects on animal health, 
consumer health or the environment.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pl ant 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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/583  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 May 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 May 2022  
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 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