G/SPS/N/EU/681  
27 September 2023  
(23-6458) 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):  Food products  
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:  Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the introduction of restrictions on the  use of certain flavouring substances ( text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  24 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12655_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12655_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The text limits the conditio ns of use of 2 -Phenyl -2-butenal 
(FL No. 05.062), 5 -Methyl -2-phenyl -2-hexenal (FL No. 05.099) and 4 -Methyl -2-phenyl -2-
pentenal (FL No. 05.100) to their current use, following an evaluation by the European 
Food Safety Authority that could not rule out an in vivo potential aneugenicity for these 
substances and pending the re -evaluation by the Authority of the  additional data from the 
interested business operators  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] 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 o r 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  
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:   G/SPS/N/EU/681  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen for December 2023.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen for December 2023.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publica tion in the Official Journal of the European Union 
(with transitional provisions).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 2023  
Agency or a uthority designated to handle comments: [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 A4-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
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 A4-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu