G/SPS/N/EU/518  
 
30 November 2021  
(21-8996) 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):  Preparation of a kind used in animal nutrition (HS Code: 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) 2021/2092 
concerning the authorisation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for pigs for 
fattening and weaned piglets (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7414_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7414_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7414_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  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 
an authorisation. In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an 
application was submitted for the authorisation of potassium diformate. That applica tion 
was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The application concerns the authorisation of potassium 
diformate as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and weaned piglets, to be classif ied in 
the category 'technological additives' . The European Food Safety Authority ('the Authority') 
concluded in its opinion of 5 May 2021 that, under the proposed conditions of use, 
potassium diformate does not have adverse effects on animal health, consu mer safety or 
the environment. It also concluded that the substance does not raise concerns regarding 
the effects on the respiratory system and the skin but is an eye irritant. Therefore, the 
Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should  be taken to prevent 
adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the additive. 
The Authority also concluded that the substance has the potential to be efficacious as a 
technological additive in feedingstuffs. 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 ani mal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/518  
 
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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 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 November 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall ent er into force on the twentieth day following 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