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Notifying
Member: EUROPEAN UNION
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: European Commission,
Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
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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): Preparations of a kind
used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309)
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/276 of 12 February 2025 concerning the
authorisation of clove tincture from Syzygium aromaticum
(L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry as a feed additive for all animal species (Text
with EEA relevance). Language(s):
English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 5
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01928_00_e.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01928_00_f.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01928_00_s.pdf
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Description
of content: The substance covered
by the Act was authorised as feed additive for all animal species. An
application was submitted for the reauthorisation of this substance in
accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Further to the
positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, this substance is
reauthorised as feed additive for all animal species, in the category
'sensory additives' and in the functional group 'flavouring compounds', under
certain conditions. A transitional period is included for the interested
parties to meet the new authorisation requirements.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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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 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:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 12 February 2025
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 13 February 2025
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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
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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
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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
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