G/SPS/N/EU/480  
 
15 April 2021  
(21-3105) 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):  Millet, sorghum, buckwheat , maize and milling products thereof, 
processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants and young children containing 
millet, sorghum, buckwheat, maize or their derived products, herbal infusions  
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 Regulation (EU) amending Regulation 
(EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of tropane alkaloi ds in certain foods . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3+1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2714_00.e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2714_01.e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation establishes a maximum level for:  
− atropine a nd scopolamine in processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants 
and young children containing maize and their derived products in addition to the 
already established levels in processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants 
and young chil dren containing millet, sorghum, buckwheat and their derived 
products;  
− the sum of atropine and scopolamine in millet, sorghum, buckwheat , maize and their 
milling products and in herbal infusions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal hea lth, [  ] 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 
standard 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  G/SPS/N/EU/480  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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) : August 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : August 2021  
11. Proposed da te of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) 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