Notice - Notification of WTO Members: : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1400 of 5 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of ethyl ester of β-apo-8'-carotenoic acid as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens and minor poultry species for laying and for fattening
WTO code |
G/SPS/N/EU/436 |
Date notice |
16/10/2020 |
Notice type |
Regular |
Title |
: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1400 of 5 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of ethyl ester of β-apo-8'-carotenoic acid as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens and minor poultry species for laying and for fattening |
Summary |
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. Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2) and Article 4 of the same Regulation for the authorisation of a new use of an additive.
Ethyl ester of β-apo-8'-carotenoic acid was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as feed additive for poultry belonging to the functional group ‘colourants, including pigments', under the heading 'carotenoids and xanthophylls'. The additive was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
In accordance with Articles 4 and 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the authorisation of ethyl ester of β-apo-8'-carotenoic acid in water for drinking and the re-evaluation of ethyl ester of β-apo-8'-carotenoic acid as feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens and minor poultry species for laying and for fattening. The applicant requested the additive to be classified in the additive category 'sensory additives' and in the functional group 'colourants'. The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
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Product |
HS Code 2309 preparation of a kind use in animal nutrition. |
Country |
European Union |
File attach:
NEU436.pdf
Orther Notice: