G/SPS/N/EU/123  
 
30 March 2015  
(15-1756)  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, Directorate-General for Health and Food 
Safety 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Feed additives included in 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) 
No 2015/489 of 23 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae  NCYC R645 as a feed additive for all animal 
species (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English, French and Spanish
  
Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_1423_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_1423_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_1423_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of a 
preparation of selenomethionine, an organic compound of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae  NCYC R645, as a feed additive in the category of "nutritional 
additives". 
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 stan dard? 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   G/SPS/N/EU/123 
 
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   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) : 23 March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 April 2015 
[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 hand le 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 G6-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 Notifi cation 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 G6-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