G/SPS/N/EU/594  
 
24 August 2022  
(22-6394) 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) 2022/1419 
of 22 August 2022 concerning the authorisation of buchu leaf essential oil f rom 
Agathosma  betulina  (P.J. Bergius) Pillans as a feed additive for all animal species (Text 
with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5759_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5759_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5759_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Buchu leaves oil was authorised without a time limit in 
accordan ce with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for all animal species. 
That additive was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing 
product, in accordance with Article 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 an essential oil 
from the leaves of Agathosma betulina  (P.J. Bergius) Pillans (buchu leaf essential oil) for 
all ani mal species. The applicant requested the additive to be classified in the additive 
category 'sensory additives' and in the functional group 'flavouring compounds'. 
That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under 
Article  7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The applicant requested the additive to be 
authorised also for use in water for drinking. However, Regulation (EC)  No 1831/2003 
does not allow the authorisation of flavouring compounds for use in water for drinking. 
There fore, the use of buchu leaf essential oil from Agathosma betulina  (P.J. Bergius) 
Pillans in water for drinking should not be allowed. The Authority further concluded, that 
buchu leaf essential oil from Agathosma betulina  (P.J. Bergius) Pillans is recognise d to 
flavour food and its function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, 
therefore, no further demonstration of efficacy is considered necessary. It also verified the 
report on the methods of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted  by the Reference 
Laboratory set up by 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 p ests.   G/SPS/N/EU/594  
 
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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/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 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) : 22 August 2022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its 
publication in the Of ficial 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 D2 -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 a vailable) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -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