G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.8  
 
17 May 2018  
(18-2946) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and  Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 16 May 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source materials set out in 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards the extension of the transition period of Article 4 concerning the flavouring  "grill flavour 
concentrate (vegetable)" FL no. 21.002  
The Union list of flavourings and source materials is laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 1334/3008. It was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 
1 October 2012 adopting the list of flavouring substances notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1 
(12 October 2012).  
Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 provided for an extended transitional period, ending 
on 22 April 2018, for the flavourings belonging to specific categories  of the Union list ("flavouring 
preparations", "thermal process flavourings", "flavour precursors", "other flavourings" and "source 
materials").  
Flavourings belonging to these categories had to be subject of an application for authorisation in 
order to be allowed to remain on the market until the end of the transition period.  
An application was submitted for the product "grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)" 
(Fl no. 21.002), belonging to the category "other flavourings". The European Food Safety Authority 
proceeded with the evaluation of this application and requested on 5 October 2017 additional 
studies to be submitted before 5 August 2018. As this deadline elapses after the end of the 
transition period, this draft Commission Regulation extends the transit ional period for the 
flavouring product "grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)" (Fl no. 21.002) by two years, in order to 
allow for the completion of its safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority and the 
subsequent completion of the applicati on procedure.  
Pyroligneous distillate (FL no. 21.001) is currently the only flavouring added to the Union list of 
flavourings belonging to the category "other flavourings". Consequently, since 23 April 2018, the 
"grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)", (FL  no. 21.002) and pyroligneous distillate (FL no. 21.001) 
are the only flavour ings belonging to the category "other flavourings"  that can be added to food 
placed on the market in the EU.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2480_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.8  
 
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  [X] Other: Transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source 
materials set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the extension of the transition period of 
Article 4 concerning the flavouring "grill flavour concentrate (v egetable)" 
FL no. 21.002  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 cal endar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/ yy): Not applicable  
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 Froissart 101, B -1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax num ber 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  
 
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