G/SPS/N/EU/110
29 October 2014 
(14-6298)  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): Feed additive included in Taric code 230990 
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 
No. 1070/2014 of 10 October 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No. 271/2009 as regards the minimum content of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by 
Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus 
niger (DSM 18404) as a feed additive for laying hens (holder of authorization BASF SE) Language(s): English, French, Spanish   Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4870_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4870_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4870_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: In accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) 
No. 1831/2003 this legislative measure aims at reducing the minimum content of the 
substances endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase from 560 TXU/kg to 
280 TXU/kg and from 250 TGU/kg to 125 TGU/kg of the complete feedingstuff as regards the use on laying hens. 
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 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 G/SPS/N/EU/110 
 
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  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) : 10 October 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 2014 
[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 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