G/SPS/N/EU/368  
 
24 February 2020  
(20-1376) 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):  Vegetable oils, f ish oils and oils of other marine organisms, infant 
formula and follow on formula and young child formula  
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 3 -monochloropropane diol (3 -MCPD), 
3-MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters in certain foods (Text with 
EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  7+1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_1419_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_1419_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation establishes maximum levels for glycidyl 
esters in fish oil and oils from other marine organisms and young chil d formula (in addition 
to the already existing maximum levels for glycidyl esters for vegetable oils and infant 
formula and follow -on formula) and for 3 -MCPD and 3 -MCPD esters in vegetable oils, fish 
oils and oils from other marine organisms, infant formul a , follow -on formula and young 
child formula.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Code of Practice for the Reduction of 
3-Monochloropropane -1,2- Diol Esters (3 -MCPDEs) and Glycidyl Esters (GEs) in 
Refined Oils and Food Products Made with Refined Oil (CXC 79 -2019)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/EU/368  
 
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  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 s tandard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2020  
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 Froissar t 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