Notifications for European Union (1104 notifications)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/143 authorises L-isoleucine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 20437 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.

The substance covered by the Act was authorised as feed additive for certain pig and poultry categories by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/53 for a 10-year period until 6 February 2027.Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/183 amends the terms of the current authorisation by increasing the maximum inclusion level of a feed additive consisting of nonanoic acid from 5 to 100 mg/kg complete feed for all poultry for fattening, all poultry reared for laying or breeding, all Suidae for fattening, and suckling and weaned piglets of all Suidae

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/277 authorises a preparation of Loigolactobacillus coryniformis DSM 34345 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’, for all animal species.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/160 authorises L-threonine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455 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.

The draft legal act stipulates new import measures for commodities that are hosts of the Union Quarantine pest Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens and requirements for surveys in the EU territory.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/359 authorises a preparation of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’, for all animal species.

The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which updates the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern in implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. The list was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 and was updated by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/1263, by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No (EU) 2019/1262 and by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No (EU) 2022/1203. The notified proposal for a draft Regulation adds further species to the list.

The Regulation modifies the maximum residue levels for fluxapyroxad in kaki/Japanese persimmons, cultivated fungi, lambda-cyhalothrin in avocados, poultry (muscle, fat, liver, kidney) and birds’ eggs, metalaxyl in ginseng and pineapples, and nicotine in coffee beans.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/780 (2 July 2024) is now adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/195 of 3 February 2025 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fenbuconazole and penconazole in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).The Regulation shall apply from 24 August 2025.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/787 (12 July 2024) is now adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/158 of 29 January 2025 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).The Regulation shall apply from 19 August 2025.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/775 (26 June 2024) is now adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/146 of 29 January 2025 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for zoxamide in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).The Regulation shall apply from 19 August 2025.

To establish an MRL for ketoprofen in bovine and porcine species and to extrapolate the MRL for ketoprofen to all ruminants and Equidae

Following an evaluation of the substance adopted on 18 May 2022, EFSA concluded that the substance is safe under the proposed conditions of use. The flavouring substance FL. No. 16.135 can be used only in the food categories listed in the Annex of the regulation and only up to the indicated maximum levels.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/793 (4 September 2024) is now adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/147 of 29 January 2025 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal of the flavouring substance 4-Methyl-2-phenylpent-2-enal (FL No 05.100) from the Union list (Text with EEA relevance).This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The measure concerns an authorization of Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants as novel food.

This corrigendum corrects the values present on page 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2427 of 16 September 2024, in the Annex, third column of the table ‘Specifications’. In particular, “Linalool: 65,78 %”, “γ-Terpinene: 3,7%”, “Camphor: 3,6%”, “d-Limonene: 0,5,4%”, “Geraniol: 0,1,3%”, “Myrcene: 0,1,2%” have been corrected in: “Linalool: 65-78%”, “γ-Terpinene: 3-7%”, “Camphor: 3-6%”, “d-Limonene: 0,5-4%”, “Geraniol: 0,1-3%”, “Myrcene: 0,1-2%”.

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance flufenacet is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. EU member States shall withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing flufenacet as an active substance. The non-renewal of approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly assessed and approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC. In order for an active substance to be approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of plant protection products on G/TBT/N/EU/1105 - 2 - the market), it must be demonstrated that the substance is not harmful to human health, animal health or the environment. Criteria are listed in Article 4 of the Regulation (and also detailed in Annex II thereto) which must be met to enable approval. During the evaluation and peer-review of flufenacet, a number of concerns and areas that could not be finalized were identified. These are detailed in the statement of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Flufenacet meets the criteria in points 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to be identified as an endocrine disruptor for the thyroid (T)-modality for humans and non-target organisms and it has not been demonstrated that the exposure of humans and non-target organisms to that active substance in a plant protection product, under realistic proposed conditions of use, is negligible. High potential for contamination of ground water with trifluoroacetic acid was identified and that metabolite is considered to be to toxicologically relevant. The risk assessment could not be finalized with respect to the non-relevance assessment of groundwater metabolites and the risks for the consumers. These concerns mean that flufenacet does not meet the approval criteria as outlined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and plant protection products containing it. Following non-approval and the expiry of all grace periods for stocks of products containing this substance, separate action will likely be taken on MRLs and a separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures. This draft Commission Implementing Regulation was also notified under the TBT Agreement in notice G/TBT/N/EU/1105.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/774 (26 June 2024) is now adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 of 19 December 2024 on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213 (Text with EEA relevance).This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/777 (27 June 2024) is now adopted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3085 of 30 September 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards authorised oenological practices.The Regulation entered into force on 29 December 2024.

Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 lays down rules concerning the temporary increase of official controls upon entry into the Union on certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries (in Annex I); special import conditions for certain food and feed from certain third countries due to the contamination risk by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination (in Annex II - increased official border controls and official certificate accompanied by the results of sampling and analysis in the third country). This Implementing Regulation amends Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 by introducing the following changes:Inclusion in Annex I of zara lemons (Citrus medica) from Bangladesh due to risk of contamination by pesticide residues;Delisting from Annex I (and thus, from the Regulation) of yardlong beans from the Dominican Republic;Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for oranges from Egypt (pesticide residues from: 30% to20%);Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for the following commodities cumin seeds from India (pesticide residues: from 20% to 30%), okra from India (ethylene oxide: from 20% to 30%), blacked eyed beans from Madagascar (pesticide residues: from 30% to 50%), peppers (other than sweet) from Rwanda (pesticide residues: from 20% to 30%), dried oregano from Türkiye (pyrrolizidine alkaloids: from 20% to 30%) and durians from Vietnam (pesticide residues: from 10% to 20%);Removal from Annex I and inclusion in Annex II of cumin from Türkiye (pyrrolizidine alkaloids 30%);Removal from Annex II and inclusion in Annex I of the following commodities sesamum seeds from Ethiopia (Salmonella: 50%), turnips from Lebanon (Rhodamine B: 50%) and peppers from Sri Lanka (aflatoxins: 50%);Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II for sesamum seeds from India (ethylene oxide: from 30% to 20%) and for food supplements containing botanicals from Indiaethylene oxide: from 20% to 10%).