G/SPS/N/EU/450  
 
7 December 2020  
(20-8765) 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):  Novel food  
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) 2020/1824 
of 2 December 2020 amendi ng Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 laying down 
administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third 
countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council on novel foods (Te xt with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7446_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7446_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7446_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The measure concerns an amendment of Implementing 
Regulation (EU ) 2017/2468 to take into account the requirements of Regulation 
(EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the 
food chain.  
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
stand ard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/EU/450  
 
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  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) : 2 December 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 December 2020  
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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, it 
shall apply from 27 March 2021 and to applications submitted to the Commission from 
that date.  
[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 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 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