G/SPS/N/EU/191  
 
6 February 2017  
(17-0687) 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): HS Code: 2309  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading part ners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/63 
of 14 December 2016 concerning the authorisation of benzyl alcohol, 4 -isopropylbenzyl 
alcohol, benzaldehyde, 4 -isopropylbenzalde hyde, sal icylaldehyde, p -tolualdehyde, 
2-methoxybenzaldehyde, benzoic acid, benzyl acetate, benzyl butyrate, benzyl formate, 
benzyl propionate, benzyl hexanoate, benzyl isobutyrate, benzyl isovalerate, hexyl 
salicylate, benzyl phenylacetate, methyl benzoat e, ethyl benzoate, isopentyl benzoate, 
pentyl salicylate and isobutyl benzoate as feed additives for all animal a species and of 
veratraldehyde and gallic acid as feed additives for certain animal species (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s): English, Fr ench and Spanish . Number of pages: 28 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0656_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0656_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0656_00_s.pdf  
6. Description  of content: This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of 
22 substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the 
re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation 
(EC)183 1/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established. 
Maximum Residues Level are recommended only for benzoic acid.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plan t pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
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 o f 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/191  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this prop osed 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 into 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. A ddress, 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.euro pa.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 Consumers, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relati ons 
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu