Notifications for European Union (1104 notifications)
The substances covered by the Act were authorized as feed additives for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorization of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), these substances are reauthorized as feed additives for all animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘anticaking agents’, under certain conditions detailed in the Annex to the Act. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorization requirements.
This Regulation authorizes for the first time in the European Union and for a period of ten years L-arginine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.401 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’ for all animal species. This authorization is based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The terms of the authorization are detailed in the Annex to the Act.
The substance covered by the Act was authorized for a period of ten years as a feed additive for all animal species in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’. An application was submitted for the renewal of the authorization of this substance in accordance with article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the authorization of this substance as a feed additive for all animal species is renewed under certain conditions detailed in the Annex to the Act. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorization requirements.
The draft Regulation amends Annexes IV and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.Major points to be highlighted:Change in scientific names of pests;Change on the format of Annex V into table for all Parts, in order to allow for third countries to indicate in the phytosanitary certificate the relevant measure applied, in line with Article 71(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/3115;Addition, in Annex V, of the option for the introduction of plants into the Union, not only movement within the Union, for Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. in Part C, Dothistroma pini Hulbary, Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet, Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow and Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld in Parts C and D, Pucciniahoriana P. Hennings, Aculops fuchsiae Keifer, Opogona sacchari Bojer, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus and Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus virus in Part C, Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. in Part D, Fusarium Link (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell, Helicobasidium brebissoni (Desm.) Donk, Stromatinia cepivora Berk. and Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus in Part H;Addition, in Annex V, of the option of area free for of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev in Parts A, C, E and H, Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al., Chrystantemum stunt viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid in Part C, Verticillium dahliae Kleb in Parts H and J, and Verticillium nonalfalfae Inderbitzin, H.W. Platt, Bostock, R.M. Davis & K.V. Subbarao in Part J.
The substance covered by the Act was authorized as a feed additive for cats, dogs and ornamental fish. An application was submitted for the reauthorization of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), this substance is reauthorized as a feed additive for cats, dogs and ornamental fish in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and in the functional group ‘colourants: substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs’, under certain conditions detailed in the Annex to the Act. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorization requirements.
The substance covered by the Act was authorized as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorization of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), this substance is reauthorized as a feed additive for all animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional groups ‘binders’ and ‘anticaking agents’, under certain conditions detailed in the Annex to the Act. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorization requirements.
The Regulation amends model certificates and model private attestation for entry into and transit through the Union of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption, i.e. to reflect new requirements for the entry into the Union of certain meat products and honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption introduced by Delegated Regulations (EU) 2023/2652 and (EU) 2025/637; to reflect the reference to the list of third countries or regions thereof authorized for the entry into the Union of certain animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of the prohibition on the use of certain antimicrobial medicinal products laid down by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598, to replace the references to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland by “Windsor Framework”; to clarify and make consistent certain other requirements in the relevant model certificates and model private attestation for the entry into and transit through the Union of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption.
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/791 (22 August 2024) is now adopted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/637 of 29 January 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 as regards the requirements for the entry into the Union of certain dairy products, certain food additives derived from animals, collagen casings, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and composite products containing gelatine capsules (Text with EEA relevance).This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This draft legislation will establish a maximum residue limit (MRL) in the Union for the pharmacologically active substance fluralaner, intended for use in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals.This draft legislation will amend the existing entry for fluralaner in Table 1 of the Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and its classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin.
The Regulation amends model certificates for entry into the Union of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof, i.e. to reflect the reference to the list of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of the prohibition on the use of certain antimicrobial medicinal products laid down by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598; to reflect new requirements of Chapters E and H of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/887 as regards caprine animals genetically resistant to classical scrapie strains; to replace the references to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland by “Windsor Framework”; to clarify, align and make consistent certain other requirements in the relevant model certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof.
The substances covered by the Act were authorized as feed additives for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorization of these substances in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), these substances are reauthorized as feed additives for all animal species in the additive category “Sensory additives” and in the functional group “Flavouring compounds”, under certain conditions detailed in the Annex to the Act. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorisation’s requirements.
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/741 (25 March 2024) is now adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 of 21 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance).This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The draft Regulation establishes conditions for freezing tuna in brine at -18 °C on board freezer vessels. The freezing capacity of the freezer vessel that caught and froze tuna at -18 °C in brine, should be identified during their approval. This will facilitate official controls, by making it easier to identify tuna caught and frozen by vessels that have the appropriate freezing capacity. Tuna derived from those vessels can reach different markets and not to be limited to canning industry.Moreover, Annex III, Section I, Chapter VI to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 allows emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse if complying with certain requirements. Point 5 of that Chapter VI requires a declaration by the food business operator to accompany the slaughtered animal. The content of this declaration is included in the food chain information in accordance with Section III to Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. For clarity and avoidance of possible duplication, point 5 of Chapter VI should be replaced by a reference to the food chain information.Finally, Annex III, Section XVI to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific requirements for highly refined products where the treatment of the raw materials eliminates any animal or public health risk. Products of animal origin authorised as food additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council are also such highly refined products and should therefore be added to this Section XVI. In addition, an alternative treatment to produce fat derivatives (Vitamin D3) is introduced since not posing an animal or public health risk.
The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing MRLs for benfluralin, benthiavalicarb and penflufen in certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are lowered. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union
The substances covered by the Act were authorized as feed additives for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorization of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Further to the positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, these substances are reauthorized as feed additives for all animal species, in the additive 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 authorizations requirements.Corrigendum 2024/90622 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2414 was also published on 11 October 2024 and is attached to this notification.
The substance covered by the Act was authorized as feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorization 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 reauthorized as feed additive for all animal species, in the category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, under certain conditions. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorizations requirements.Corrigendum 2024/90623 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2464 was also published on 11 October 2024 and is attached to this notification.
The draft legal act amends the consolidates the EU measures regarding import and internal movement requirements for Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in the Annexes of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It amends the scope of host plants subject to measures and establishes the list of countries where the pests are present.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3168 authorizes for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years a preparation of zinc-L-selenomethionine as a feed additive belonging to the additive category “nutritional additives” and in the functional group “compounds of trace elements”, for all animal species. This authorization is based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The terms of the authorization are detailed in the Annex to the Act.
The substance covered by the Act was authorized as feed additive for cats and dogs by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1452 for a 10-year period. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2179 amends the terms of the current authorization by increasing the maximum recommended content from 5 mg/kg to 25 mg/kg complete feed for dogs and from 5 mg/kg to 18 mg/kg complete feed for cats.
This Regulation authorizes, for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) produced with Ensifer adhaerens CGMCC 19596 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category “nutritional additives” and in the functional group “vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect”, for all animal species. This authorization is based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The terms of the authorization are detailed in the Annex to the Act.