G/SPS/N/EU/672  
27 July 2023  
(23-5122) 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):  Preparation of a kind used 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) 2023/1334 
of 29 June 2023 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of copper chelate of hy droxy 
analogue of methionine as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Regulation 
(EU) No 349/2010 . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11304_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11304_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11304_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The preparation covered by this Act was authorised by 
Commission Implementing Regu lation (EU) No 349/2010 for a period of ten years as feed 
additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the renewal of this 
authorisation. Further to the favorable assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, 
the authorisation of t his preparation is renewed, subject to certain conditions. 
A transitional period is laid down for the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet 
the new requirements resulting from this renewal.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] anima l health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant 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 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 n umber) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/EU/672  
 
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  [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) : 29 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[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 Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
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 A4-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu