G/SPS/N/EEC/165/Add.2  
 
30 August 2013  
(13-4602)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 29 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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 Feed additives 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/165/Add.1 (19 November 2003), provides 
for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for 
granting or denying such authorisations. 
After the European Food Safety Authority evaluation of new information on 3-acetyl-2,5-
dimethylthiophene, its authorisation as a feed additive is denied. This denial is enacted by 
"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 796/2013 of 21 August 2013 concerning the denial 
of authorisation of the substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dim ethylthiophene as a feed additive" [OJ L 224, 
21 August 2013, pp. 4-5]. 
This substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene was also withdrawn from the list of authorised 
flavouring substances used in food  by "Commi ssion Regulation (EU) No 545/2013 of 14 June 2013 
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008  of the European Parliament and of the Council 
as regards the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene" [OJ L 163, 15 June 2013, 
pp.15-16], notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.2. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_3450_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_3450_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_3450_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/EEC/165/Add.2 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 295 99 22 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
European Commission 
DG Health and Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 295 99 22 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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