G/SPS/N/EU/448  
 
7 December 2020  
(20-8762) 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 - Preparation 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) 2020/1764 
of 25 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of disodium 5' -inosinate produced by 
fermentation with Corynebacterium stationis  KCCM 80161 as a feed additive for all animal 
species (Text with EEA relevan ce). Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number 
of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7444_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7444_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7444_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the 
European Pa rliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in 
animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, Whereas 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. In accordance with 
Article  7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the 
authorisation of disodium 5' -inosinate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium 
stationis  KCCM 8 0161. This application was accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. This application 
concerns the authorisation of disodium 5' -inosinate produced by fermentation with 
Corynebacterium stationi s KCCM 80161 as a feed additive for all animal species. 
The applicant requested this additive to be classified in the additive category 'sensory 
additives'. The applicant requested the feed additive to be authorised for use also in water 
for drinking. Howe ver, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 does not allow the authorisation of 
'flavouring compounds' for use in water for drinking. Therefore, the use of disodium 
5'-inosinate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium stationis  KCCM 80161 in 
water for drinking  should not be allowed. The fact that the additive is not authorised for 
use as a flavouring in water for drinking does not preclude its use in compound feed 
administered via water.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant  protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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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 nu mber 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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 2020  
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 that of its publication in the Official 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 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