G/SPS/N/EU/111
3 November 2014
(14-6373)  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 Consumers 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 Preparations of a kind used in animal 
feeding. 
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: Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation 
(EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
requirements for the placing on the market an d conditions of use of additives consisting 
of preparations. (Text with EEA relevance).   Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4888_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4888_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Legislative measure amending Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 
as regards the introduction of additional labelling requirements for technological feed additives and other substances or products inco rporated to exert a function on the active 
substance contained in some preparations. The function of the substances (belonging to 
the categories referred to in Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (c)) might be stabilizing or standardizing the preparation or facilitating its handling or incorporation into feed. Thus it is appropriate to introduce into Annex III and IV of the Regulation modifications to the 
information requirements and to the general condition of use for this type of additives 
and premixtures containing them so as to allow a verification that technological additives used in a preparation are authorised for the intended purpose and that those additives 
exert a function only on the active substance and not to the other components contained 
in the preparation. 
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/111 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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?   
[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) : 31 January 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 January 2015 
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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 
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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu