G/TBT/N/EU/970  
26 April 2023  
(23-2957) 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 CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruit and 
vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and Bananas  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules concerning checks on conformity 
to marketing standards for the fruit and vegetables sector, certain processed fruit and 
vegetable products and the bananas sector; (9 page(s), in English), (12 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  The implementing act supplements Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 by merging and amending rules on the control of marketing standards 
currently contained in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, 
Commission  Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 and Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 1666/1999.  
Control of the quality requirements; Control of the labelling  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
The purpose of this implementing act is to (i) harmonise the rules regarding the control 
of the marketing standards for the fruit and vegetable sector and the bananas sector, (ii) 
align to the empowerments of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which are based on the 
legal fra mework for empowerments introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon.Prevention of 
deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/970  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 
December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural 
products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 
1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down 
detailed rules fo r the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of 
the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 of 19 December 2011 laying 
down marketing standards for bananas, rules on the verification of compliance with those 
marketing standar ds and requirements for notifications in the banana sector  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Twenty day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union (estimate: 30/11/2023). Th e proposed date of 
application is 01/01/2025.  
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_9271_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9271_01_e.pdf