G/SPS/N/EU/670  
27 July 2023  
(23-5120) 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):  Preparation of a kind used 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) 2023/1163 
of 14 June 2023 concerning the authorisation of L -Lysine monohydrochloride and L -Lysine 
sulphate produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum  CGMCC 17927 as feed additives for all 
animal species . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11265_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11265_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11265_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1163 
authorises L -Lysine monohydrochl oride and L -Lysine sulphate produced by 
Corynebacterium glutamicum  CGMCC 17927 for all animal species as feed additives 
belonging to the additive category 'nutritional additives' and the functional group 'amino 
acids, their salts and analogues'.  
7. Object ive 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 de viates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EU/670  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 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 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