G/SPS/N/EU/621  
8 March 2023  
(23-1684) 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:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/59 of 
5 January 2023 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Pediococcus  pentosaceus  
DSM 32292 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1745_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1745_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1745_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notification concerns the authorisation of the preparation of 
Pediococcus pentosaceus  DSM 32292 as a feed additive for all animal species, classified in 
the additive category 'technological additives' and in the functional group 'silage additives' . 
The European Food Safety Authority concluded in its opinion of 29 June 2022 that, under 
the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Pediococcus pentos aceus  DSM 32292 
does not have an adverse effect on animal health, consumer safety or the environment. 
As the assessment of the preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus  DSM 32292 shows that 
the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Reg ulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003, are satisfied, the preparation was authorised.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage f rom 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  G/SPS/N/EU/621  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[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 January 2023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 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 Offici al 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  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
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  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu