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8 March 2023  
(23-1682) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -General  
3. 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)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/53 of 
4 January 2023 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Pediococcus  acidilactici  
CNCM I -4622 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1743_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1743_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1743_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of 
Pediococcus acidilactici  CNCM I -4622 as a feed additive for all animal species, to be 
classified in the additive category 'technological additives' and in the functional groups 
'acidity regulators' and 'hygiene condition enhancers'.  The European Food Safety Authority 
concluded in its opinion of 29 June 2022 that, under the proposed conditions of  use, 
the preparation of Pediococcus acidilactici  CNCM I -4622 does not have adverse effects on 
animal health, consumer safety or the environment. It also concluded that it is considered 
a respiratory sensitiser. It further concluded that the preparation sh owed a potential to 
reduce the pH and the growth of coliforms in liquid feeds. The preparation of Pediococcus 
acidilactici  CNCM I -4622 thus satisfies the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in 
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Accordingl y, the use of this preparation was 
authorised, specifying that appropriate protective measures be taken to prevent adverse 
effects for users of the additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect  humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/620  
 
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  8. 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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2023  
11. 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   
12. 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  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. 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  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 