G/SPS/N/EU/323  
 
23 May 2019  
(19-3568) 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 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) 2019/804 
of 17 May 2019 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of organic form of selenium 
produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I -3060 and of selenomethionine produced 
by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397  as feed additives for all animal species and 
repealing Regulations (EC) No 1750/2006 and (EC) No 634/2007 (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3036_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3036_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3036_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The legislative measure concerns the renewal of the 
authorization of the substances as feed additives in the category of "compounds of trace 
elements" following the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) and based 
on Article 14 of  Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.  
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?  G/SPS/N/EU/323  
 
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  [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) : 17 May 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2019  
[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 ava ilable) 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