G/SPS/N/EU/635  
8 May 2023  
(23-3262) 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):  All food  
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) on maximum levels for 
certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (Text with 
EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, Fren ch and Spanish . Number of pages:  55 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_09539_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_09539_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_09539_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum 
levels for certain contaminants in food has been amended many times. To improve the 
readabilit y and clarity of this Regulation, this Regulation replaces Regulation (EC) 
No 1881/2006, including all subsequent amendments. All the provisions provided for in 
this Regulation have already been previously notified to the WTO for comments. This draft 
Regul ation does not change in substance these previously notified comments and is 
therefore mainly notified for information.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CDS 193 -1995 General Standard for Contaminants 
and Toxins in Food and Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does  this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  G/SPS/N/EU/635  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Certain provisions are aligned with the Codex standard 
CXS 193-1995, other provisions are not aligned with the Codex standard CXS 193 -1995, 
while most provisions are not yet covered by CXS 193 -1995. How and why certain 
provisions deviate from the CXS 193 -1995, have been explained at the occasion of 
previous notifi cations and replies have been provided to comments received (see 
information provided under point 6).  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 April 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 May 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its 
publication in the Official Jo urnal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority 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