G/TBT/N/EU/723  
17 June 2020  
(20-4279) 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 Commission  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN 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 Regulation authorising a health claim made on foods, other than those 
referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health, and 
amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (4 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation concerns the authorisation of 
one health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease 
risk and to children's developm ent and health in accordance with Article 18(4) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent prob lems where 
applicable:  The proposed measure is a Commission Regulation authorising a health claim 
made on foods and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, as referred to 
above under point 6 that has been assessed by the European Food Safety Autho rity 
(EFSA) with a favourable outcome, and which complies with the conditions set out 
Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods: http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2006R1924:20121129:EN:PDF  G/TBT/N/EU/723  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  4th quarter 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (Approx. a month after adoption)  
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/2020/TBT/EEC/20_3780_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_3780_01_e.pdf