G/TBT/N/EU/1021  
20 October 2023  
(23-7096) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 
of the European Parliament and of the Council to allow the use of iron  milk caseinate as 
a source of iron in total diet replacement for weight control and food for special medical 
purposes, excluding infants and young children; (4 page(s), in English), (2 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission  Delegated Regulation concerns the 
authorisation of the addition of iron milk caseinate, as a source of iron to total diet 
replacement for weight control and food for special medical purposes in line with EFSA's 
relevant scientific opinion.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed measure aims at allowing the addition of iron milk caseinate, 
as a source of iron to total diet replacement for weight control and food for special medical 
purposes. The draft measure reflects the favourable outcome of the safety assessment 
by EFSA. In order to allow the addition of the substance to the mentioned categories of 
foods it is necessary to amend the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 on food 
intende d for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes and total diet 
replacement for weight control.; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/EU/1021  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 
2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes 
and total diet replacement for weight control  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:181:0035:0056:en:PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd quarter 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The proposed measure shall enter into force on the 
20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_13070_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_13070_01_e.pdf