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14 April 2022  
(22-3103) 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) 2022/537 of 
4 April 2022 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of lemon extrac t as a feed 
additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2845_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2845_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2845_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Lemon extract was authori zed without a time limit in accordance 
with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for all animal species. That additive was 
subseque ntly 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 applicati on was submitted for the re -evaluation of a preparation of lemon extract 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 applicant requested the preparation of 
lemon extract to be authori zed also for use in water for drinking. However, Regulation 
(EC) No 1831/2003 does not allow the authori zation of flavouring compounds for use 
inwater for drinking. Therefore, the use of the preparation of lemon extract in water for 
drinking should not be allowed. (The European Food Safety Authority ('the Authority') 
concluded in its opinion of 29 September 2021 that, under the proposed conditions of use, 
the preparation of lemon extract does not have adverse effects on animal health, 
consumer health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that the preparation of 
lemon extract should be considered a skin and eye irritant, and a potential corrosive. 
Therefore, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be 
taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users o f 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/555  
 
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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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall enter 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 N otification 
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 D2 -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 o ther body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -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  
 