G/SPS/N/EU/600  
 
15 September 2022  
(22-6825) 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):  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:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1490 
of 1 March 2022 concerning the authorisation of expressed lemon essential oi l, residual 
fraction of expressed lemon oil distilled, distilled lemon essential oil (volatile fraction) and 
distilled lime essential oil as feed additives for certain animal species.(Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6150_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6150_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6150_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Expressed lemon essential oil, residual fraction of expressed 
lemon oil distilled, distilled lemon essential oil (volatile fraction) and distilled lime es sential 
oil were authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as feed 
additives for all animal species. These additives were subsequently entered in the Register 
of feed additives as existing products, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b)  of Regulation 
(EC) No  1831/2003. In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in 
conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re -evaluation of 
expressed lemon essential oil, residual fraction of expr essed lemon oil distilled, distilled 
lemon essential oil (volatile fraction) and distilled lime essential oil for all animal species. 
The Authority concluded that expressed lemon essential oil, residual fraction of expressed 
lemon oil distilled, distilled lemon essential oil (volatile fraction) and distilled lime essential 
oil are recognised to flavour food and their function in feed would be essentially the same 
as that in food, and therefore, no further demonstration of efficacy is considered 
necessary. I t also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additives 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 animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/600  
 
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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 nu mber) :  
[ ] 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) : 1 March 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 September 2022  
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 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