G/SPS/N/EU/429  
 
14 October 2020  
(20-7075) 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):  HS Code 2309 prep aration of a kind use 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) 2020/1396 
of 5 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of geraniol, citral, 3,  7, 
11-trimethyldodeca -2,6,10 -trien-1-ol, (Z) -nerol, geranyl acetate, geranyl butyrate, 
geranyl formate, geranyl propionate, neryl prop ionate, neryl formate, neryl acetate, neryl 
isobutyrate, geranyl isobutyrate and prenyl acetate as feed additives for all animal species 
except for marine animals (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French, 
Spanish . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6125_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6125_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6125_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation 
of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting 
such authorisation. Article 10(2) of that Regulation provides for the re -evaluation of 
additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).  
The substances ge raniol, citral, 3,7,11 -trimethyldodeca -2,6,10 -trien-1-ol, (Z) -nerol, 
geranyl acetate, geranyl butyrate, geranyl formate, geranyl propionate, neryl propionate, 
neryl formate, neryl acetate, neryl isobutyrate, geranyl isobutyrate and prenyl acetate 
('the sub stances concerned') were authorised without a time limit by Directive 
70/524/EEC as feed additives for all animal species. Those additives substances were 
subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as existing products, in accordance 
with Artic le 10(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  
In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with 
Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re -evaluation of the substances 
concerned as feed additives for all an imal species. The applicant requested those additives 
to be classified in the additive category 'sensory additives' and in the functional group 
'flavouring compounds'. The application was accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  G/SPS/N/EU/429  
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 October 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 October 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 October 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu