G/SPS/N/EU/741  
25 March 2024  
(24-2506) 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):  Plastics and articles thereof (HS code(s): 39)  
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 Regulation (EU) 
No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and 
amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials 
and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other 
matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials  and articles 
intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  13+8  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02220_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02220_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation aims to incr ease quality control under Regulation 
(EU) No 10/2011 on plastic food contact materials by:  
• ensuring alignment with Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastics and 
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products;  
• introducing purity requirements for sub stances obtained from waste and natural 
materials; and  
• adapting migration testing of multi -layer materials and repeat testing.  
It also adds quality control rules to Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing 
practice.  
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 Conventio n (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/741  
 
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  [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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : August 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : August 2024  
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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulatio n of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2024  
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