G/TBT/N/EU/734  
31 August 2020  
(20-5908) 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/e n/ 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food; 
Food products in general (ICS 67.040)  
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 as regar ds the list of substances that may 
be added to infant and follow -on formula, baby food and processed cereal -based food (4 
page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegated Regulation concerns 
authorisat ion of the addition of calcium -L-methylfolate, as a source of folate to infant and 
follow -on formula, processed cereal -based food and baby food in the future in line with 
the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) relevant scientific opinion.    
7. Objec tive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed measure aims at allowing the addition ofcalcium -L-
methylfolate, as a source of folate to infant and follow -on formula, processed cereal -based 
food and baby food. The  draft measure reflects the favourable outcome of the safety 
assessment by EFSA. In order to allow the addition of calcium -L-methylfolate, as a source 
of folate to infant and follow -on formula, processed cereal -based food and baby food it is 
necessary to a mend the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 on food intended 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/734  
 
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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 https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1598515068550&uri=CELEX:32013R0609  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4th quarter 2020  
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 (about a month after 
adoption approx.). The proposed measure will apply in accordance with Article 22 of 
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013.  
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/  
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