G/SPS/N/EU/734  
5 March 2024  
(24-2029) 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):  Tree nuts, vegetables, seaweed, pulses, oilseeds, cereals, cocoa and 
chocolate products, food for infants and young children , fruit and vegetable juices  
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:  Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation 
(EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of nickel in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  4+7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01827_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01827_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation establi shes maximum levels for nickel in 
tree nuts, vegetables, seaweed, pulses, oilseeds, cereals, cocoa and chocolate products, 
food for infants and young children, fruit and vegetable juices. Taking into account the 
outcome of the EFSA risk assessment of nicke l in food and drinking water (available at: 
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6268 ), the maximum levels for nickel are established 
to ensure a high level of human health protection.  
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 stand ard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/EU/734  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated June 2024.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated June 2024.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after 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 a nd/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2024  
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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
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 A4-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu