G/SPS/N/EU/422  
 
13 October 2020  
(20-7029) 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) 2020/1033 
of 15 July 2020 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L -arginine produced by 
Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13870 and the authorisation of L -arginine produced 
by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 8 0182 as feed additives for all animal species, 
and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1139/2007(Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6087_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6087_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6087_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 
and renewing such authorisation.  
(2) L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13870 was authorised for 
10 years as a feed additive for all animal species by Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 1139/2007 (2).  
(3) In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was 
submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of L -arginine produced by Corynebacterium 
glutamicum ATCC 13870 as feed additi ve for all animal species, requesting this additive 
to be classified in the additive category 'nutritional additives', functional group 'amino 
acids, their salts and analogues'. This application was accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required und er Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and included a 
request to change the strain designation to Corynebacterium glutamicum NITE SD 00285.  
(4) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was 
submitted for the auth orisation of L -arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum 
KCCM 80182 as a feed additive for use in feed and in water for drinking for all animal 
species. The application concerns the authorisation of L -arginine produced by 
Corynebacterium glutamicum K CCM 80182 as a feed additive for all animal species to be 
classified in the additive category 'nutritional additives', functional group 'amino acids, 
their salts and analogues' and additive category 'sensory additives', functional group G/SPS/N/EU/422  
 
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  'flavouring compoun ds'. This application was accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  
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 tex t): 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) : 15 July 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 July 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2020  
[X] Trade facilitati ng 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