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13 September 2023  
(23-6072) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 12 September 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Status of attapulgite as a feed additive  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/630 (14 April 2023) is now adopted by Commission 
Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2023/1699 of 6 September 2023 on the status of attapulgite as a feed 
additive within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament a nd of the 
Council (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 220, 7 September 2023, p. 9]. The Regulation shall apply 
from 26  September 2023.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattac hments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12317_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12317_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12317_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publica tion or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under  other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicab le 
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) 295 4263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/630/Add.1  
 
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  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) 295 4263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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