G/SPS/N/EU/679  
13 September 2023  
(23-6102) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE 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:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning 
the authorisation of gentian tincture from Gentiana lutea  L. as a feed additive for certain 
animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12346_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12346_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft act concerns the authorisation as "flavouring 
compound" of a tincture from the p lant Gentiana Lutea  L. within the scope of the 
European  Union l egislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. 
The measure aims at authorising this additive for all species, but only for categories of 
animals intended for fattening, and t o withdraw the placing on the market of the additive 
for the rest of the animals. It is proposed to provide transitional periods for the different 
types of feeds: 12  months for existing stocks of the additive, 15 months for stocks of 
premixtures produced w ith the additives mentioned before and 24 months for compound 
feed produced with the feed additives and premixtures mentioned before.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plan t 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/RC  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 p roposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/EU/679  
 
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  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) : December 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in th e Official Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2023  
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