G/SPS/N/EU/576  
 
4 July 2022  
(22-5157) 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):  Eggs, fish meat, crustaceans, bivalve molluscs, meat and edible offal 
of bovine animals, pig, poultry, sheep and game animal s 
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 (EU) amending Regulation 
(EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in certain 
foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3+3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_4494_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_4494_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation establishes maximum levels for 
perfluorooct ane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic 
acid (PFNA) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) and for the sum of PFOS, PFOA, 
PFNA and PFHxS in eggs, fish meat, crustaceans, bivalve molluscs, meat and edible offal of 
terrestrial animals.  
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 or 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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/EU/576  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated October 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated October 2022  
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 Journal of the European Union.  
The foodstuffs listed in the Annex, lawfully placed on the market  before the entry into 
force of this Regulation, may remain on the market until the date of minimum durability or 
use-by-date. 
Application date 1 January 2023.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 September 2022  
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 D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
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 D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu