G/SPS/N/EU/154  
 
20 January 2016  
(16-0408)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code: 2309  Preparation of a kind use in animal 
nutrition 
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 Regulation (EU) 2015/2294 of 
9 December 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards the establis hment of a new functional group of feed 
additives  Language(s): English, French and Spanish  Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_0226_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_0226_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_0226_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The legislative measure amending Regulation (EU) 1831/2003 
establishes a new functional group of feed additives in the category of technological 
additives. As a result of technological and scientific development some feed additives 
have been produced in order to improve the hygienic condition of a feed and operators 
may need to use them in order to reduce a specific microbiological contamination leading to a possible adverse effect of microorganisms on animal health or in specific cases to use hygienic condition enhancers in order to improve the quality of feed for 
animal nutrition providing additional guaran tees for protection of animal and public 
health. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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)    G/SPS/N/EU/154 
 
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  [ ] 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) : 9 December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 December 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