G/TBT/N/EU/939  
8 December 2022  
(22-9129) 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 CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  organic 
salts 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulati on (EU) 2018/848 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed production rules for organic sea salt and 
other organic salts for food and feed  ; (4 page(s), in English and 4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposal proposes to establish detailed production rules for 
organic sea salt and other salts for food and feed. It includes, in particular, detailed 
requirements for the operators, a list of prohibited practices, processes, treatments and 
techniques and labelling rules for the organic salt.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Since 1 January 2022, sea salt and other salts for food and feed are included 
in the scope of the Union rules on organic production and label ling of organic products. 
Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848, organic salts must be produced in accordance with 
the principles and the general rules for organic production. Salt is not an agricultural 
product and may be obtained with different methods. I t is necessary to detail the methods 
that may be used to produce organic sea salt and other organic salts for food and feed in 
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848  G/TBT/N/EU/939  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council 
Regulation (EC) 834/2007:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R0848 -
20210101&qid=1612522667348  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journa l 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/crnatta chments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8378_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_8378_01_e.pdf