G/SPS/N/EU/340  
 
7 August 2019  
(19-5140) 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):  traditionally smoked meat and meat products, traditionally smoked 
fish and fishery products , plant powders used for the prep aration of beverages by 
dissolution  
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:  Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation 
(EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
(PAHs) in traditionally smoked meat and meat products and traditionally smoked fish and 
fishery products and establishing a maxi mum level of PAHs in powders of food of plant 
origin used for the preparation of beverages.  Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  
5+1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4236_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4236_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation provides for the continuation of the 
derogation granted to certain traditionally smoked meat and meat products and 
traditionally smok ed fish and fishery products for local production and consumption in 
certain Member States. In addition, the Regulation establishes a maximum level for PAH 
in powders from food of plant origin used for the preparation of beverages by dissolution.  
7. Objec tive 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 sta ndard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Code of Practice for the Reduction of Contamination of Food with Polycyclic 
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) from Smoking and Direct Drying Processes 
(CXC 68-2009)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/340  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to t he relevant international standard?  
[X] 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:  The 
document is available in all Union languages.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : november 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : november 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/ mm/yy) : 20 days after 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 circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 October 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 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: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu