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European UnionProposed measure, not in force yet

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

Official title

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2076 of 17 September 2026 concerning the authorisation of nutmeg essential oil from Myristica fragrans Houtt. as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

The European Union notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 24 September 2026.

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Products

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

HS codes
  • 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder
    • 2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding
Notifying member
European Union
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/EU/970
Keywords
Animal health, Food safety, Human health

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/EU/970; it forwards comments to the European Union.

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What the notification says

The substance covered by the Act was authorised as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation 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 reauthorised as a feed additive 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.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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