G/SPS/N/EU/690  
31 October 2023  
(23-7325) 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) 2023/1708 
of 7 September 2023 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of urea as a  feed 
additive for ruminants with a functional rumen and repealing Implementing Regulation 
(EU) No. 839/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . 
Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_13235_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_13235_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.or g/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_13235_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The substance specified in this Act was initially authorised for a 
period of 10 years as feed additives for ruminants with a functional rumen. A n application 
was submitted for the renewal of this authorisation. Further to the favorable assessment 
by the European Food Safety Authority, the authorisation of this substance is renewed, 
subject to certain conditions.  
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:  G/SPS/N/EU/690  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 September 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 September 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 that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating m easure   
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  
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