G/SPS/N/EU/378  
 
20 March 2020  
(20-2290) 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 additives  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partne rs  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/356 of 4 March 2020 
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards the use of polysorbates (E 432 -436) in carbonated beverages (Text  
with EEA relevance) . Language( s): English, French, Spanish . Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_2059_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_2059_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_2059_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation authorises the use of polysorbates 
(E 432-436) as an antifo aming agent at 10 mg/l in carbonated beverages (i.e. in flavoured 
drinks, cider and perry, fruit wine and made wine and alcoholic drinks including mixtures 
of alcoholic drinks with non -alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15% of alcohol)  
7. Objecti ve 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 192 -1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internati onal Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EU/378  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 March 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 March 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 25 March 2020  
[X] 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 D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu