G/SPS/N/EU/700  
12 December 2023  
(23-8500) 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:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning 
the authorisation of cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees as a feed 
additive for certain animal species (text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_14474_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_14474_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft act concerns the authorisation as a "flavouring 
compound" of one essential oil f rom the plant Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees within the 
scope of the EU legislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The 
measure aims at authorising that additive for certain animal species: animal species for 
fattening except Equidae, sa lmonids and fin fish except brood stock, piglets and piglets of 
minor Suidae. For the rest of species and categories of animals the additive is withdrawn 
from the market subject to certain transitional periods.  
It is proposed to provide transitional period s for the different types of feeds and for the 
different species and categories of animals. For those species and categories of animals for 
which the additive is authorised: 6 months for existing stocks of the additive and 
premixtures containing the additi ve and 12 months for stocks of compound feed produced 
with the additive. For those species and categories of animals for which the additive is 
withdrawn the transitional periods are: 12 months for stocks of the additive, 15 months for 
the stocks of the pre mixtures containing the additive and 24 months for the stocks of the 
compound feed produced with the additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/700  
 
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  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/RC 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : February 2024.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : February 2024.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2024  
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