G/TBT/N/EU/931  
10 October 2022  
(22-7590) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation amending the Annex to Regula tion (EU) No 609/2013 
of the European Parliament and of the Council to allow the use of nicotinamide riboside 
chloride as a source of niacin in food for special medical purposes and total diet 
replacement for weight control; (5 page(s), in English), (2 pag e(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegated Regulation concerns the 
authorisation of the addition of nicotinamide riboside chloride, as a source of niacin to 
total diet replacement for weight control and food for special m edical purposes in line with 
EFSA's relevant scientific opinion.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed measure aims at allowing the addition of nicotinamide riboside 
chloride, as a source of niacin to total diet replacement for weight control and food for 
special medical purposes. The draft measure reflects the favourable outcome of the safety 
assessment by EFSA. In order to allow the addition of the substance to the mentioned 
categories of fo ods it is necessary to amend the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 
on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes and 
total diet replacement for weight control.  G/TBT/N/EU/931  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 
2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes 
and total diet replacement for weight control  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:181:0035:0056:en:PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4nd quarter 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The proposed measure shall enter into force on the 
20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_6844_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_6844_01_e.pdf