G/SPS/N/EU/421  
 
13 October 2020 
(20-7028) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  HS Code 2309 prep aration 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/229 
of 19 February 2020 concerning the authorisation of L -tryptophan as a feed additive for 
all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . 
Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6086_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6086_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6086_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation 
of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting 
such authorisation.  
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 applications were 
submitted for the authorisation of L -tryptophan produced by Escheric hia coli KCCM 80135, 
Escherichia coli KCCM 80152, Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.248 or Corynebacterium 
glutamicum KCCM 80176. These applications were accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation (EC).  
(3) The appli cations concern the authorisation of L -tryptophan produced by Escherichia 
coli KCCM 80135, Escherichia coli KCCM 80152, Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.248 or 
Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80176 as a feed additive for all animal species, to be 
classified in the  additive category 'nutritional additives'.  
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/421  
 
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  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 of practice on Good Animal Feeding CAC/RCP 
54-2004 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Heal th (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, d escribe, 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) : 19 February 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
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 oth er body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
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 available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue F roissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu