G/SPS/N/EU/180  
 
25 January 2017  
(17-0503) 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 it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Preparation of a kind use in animal nutrition  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or p racticable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/53 
of 14 December 2016 concerning the authorisation of butan -1-ol, hexan -1-ol, octan -1-
ol, nonan -1-ol, dodecan -1-ol, heptan -1-ol, decan -1-ol, pentan -1-ol, ethanol, 
acetaldehyde, propanal, butanal, pentanal, hexanal, octanal, decanal, dodecanal, 
nonanal, heptanal, undecanal, 1,1 -diethoxyethane, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic 
acid, valeric acid, hexa noic acid, octanoic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, oleic 
acid, hexadecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, heptanoic acid, nonanoic acid, ethyl acetate, 
propyl acetate, butyl acetate, hexyl acetate, octyl acetate, nonyl acetate, decyl acetate, 
dodecyl ac etate, heptyl acetate, methyl acetate, methyl butyrate, butyl butyrate, pentyl 
butyrate, hexyl butyrate, octyl butyrate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl hexanoate, propyl 
hexanoate, pentyl hexanoate, hexyl hexanoate, methyl hexanoate, ethyl formate, ethyl 
dodecanoa te, ethyl tetradecanoate, ethyl nonanoate, ethyl octanoate, ethyl propionate, 
methyl propionate, ethyl valerate, butyl valerate, ethyl hex -3-enoate, ethyl 
hexadecanoate, ethyl trans -2-butenoate, ethyl undecanoate, butyl isovalerate, hexyl 
isobutyrate, meth yl 2-methylbutyrate, hexyl 2 -methylbutyrate, triethyl citrate, hexyl 
isovalerate and methyl 2 -methylvalerate as feed additives for all animal species . 
Language(s): English, French and Spanish . Number of pages: 78 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0534_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0534_00_ f.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0534_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of 
75 subst ances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to re -
evaluation by EFSA ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Maximum 
recommended contents and transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are 
established.  
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/180  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standar d: 
[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, ch apter 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) : 14 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry in to force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 February 2017  
[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 Consumers, 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 avail able) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Consumers, 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