Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1248 concerning the authorisation of essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. as a feed additive for certain animal species
| WTO code |
G/SPS/N/EU/584 |
| Date notice |
10/08/2022 |
| Notice type |
Regular |
| Title |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1248 concerning the authorisation of essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. as a feed additive for certain animal species |
| Summary |
Essential oil from Origanum vulgare was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for all animal species. 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 Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. for all animal species. The applicant requested the additive to be classified in the additive category 'sensory additives' and in the functional group 'flavouring compounds'. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The European Food Safety Authority ('the Authority') concluded in its opinion of 12 November 2019 that, under the proposed conditions of use, essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. does not have adverse effects on animal health, consumer health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. should be considered as an irritant to skin and eyes, and as a potential skin and respiratory sensitizer. Therefore, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the additive. The Authority also concluded, that essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. is recognised to flavour food and its function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, therefore, no further demonstration of efficacy is considered necessary. It also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The assessment of essential oil from Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this substance should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
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| Product |
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309) |
| Country |
European Union |
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NEU584.pdf
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