G/SPS/N/EU/661  
20 July 2023  
(23-4979) 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 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) 2023/1417 
of 5 July 2023 concerning the authorisation of butyric acid, ethyl butyrate, ethyl 
isobutyrate, ethyl isovaleratemethyl isovalerate, 2 -methyl -2-pentenoic acid, 6 -methylhept -
5-en-2-one, undecan -2-one, octan -2-one, nonan -2-one, octan -3-one, tridecan -2-one, 
5-methylhept -2-en-4-one, dodecano -1,5-lactone, tetradecano -1,5-lactone, 
5-methylfurf ural, 4 -phenylbut -3-en-2-one, p -anisyl alcohol,4 -methoxybenzaldehyde, 
piperonal, vanillin, p -anisyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, isobutyl salicylate, isopentyl 
salicylate, benzyl salicylate and diphenyl ether as feed additives for all animal species . 
Language (s): English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  30 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11167_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11167_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11167_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The substances covered by the Act were authorised as feed 
additives in the functio nal group of flavouring compounds. Applications were submitted for 
the reauthorisation of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003. Further to the positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, 
these substa nces are reauthorised as feed additives for all animal species, under certain 
conditions. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new 
authorisation requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal heal th, [  ] 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 n umber) :  G/SPS/N/EU/661  
 
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  [ ] 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) : 5 July 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 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 twentieth day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 September 2023  
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