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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/185
8 January 2003
(03-0055)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Commission of the European Communities.  Health and Consumer
Protection Directorate-General Directorate E – Food Safety:  Plant Health, Animal Health
and Welfare, International Questions
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):  Food additives (ICS 67.220.20)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Member States of the European Communitie s (EEC) and third countries exporting the
products concerned to the EEC.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposal for a Directive
of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Dir ective 95/2/EC on food
additives other than colours and sweeten ers (Doc COM /2002) 662 final – 2002/0274 (COD)
24 pages).
6. Description of content:    
Amendment of the existing legislation in order to:
- include a new food additive (hydrogenated poly-1-decene) for which the Scientific
Committee for Food has given a favourable opinion
- delete food additives that are not used anym ore or covered by more appropriate legal
instruments;
- adapt to technical progress conditions of use for a number of currently permitted food
additives
- enlarge the scope of the legislation in order to cover those additives necessary for the
storage and use of flavourings.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/EEC/185
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European
Commission Document: COM (2002) 662 fi nal – 2002/0274 (COD) "Proposal for a
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2/EC on
food additives other than colours and sweeten ers (Available in all Community languages),
when published in the Official Journal available at:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   December 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:    20 days after publication in the OJEC
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as of notification
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments:  [ X ] EC notification authority,
[   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  EC enquiry point,  or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
COM(2992) 662 final – 2002/0274 (COD) is available (in English, French and Spanish) at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sfp /addit_flavor/additives/proposal_2002_0662-en.pdf
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sfp /addit_flavor/additives/proposal_2002_0662-fr.pdf
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sfp /addit_flavor/additives/proposal_2002_0662-es.pdf