G/SPS/N/EU/156  
 
22 February 2016  
(16-1073)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additives 
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 amending Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the use of food additives in edible caseinates (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_0729_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_0729_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Directive (EU) 2015/2203 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 25 November 2015 on the ap proximation of the laws of the member 
States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption and repealing 
Council Directive 83/417/EEC provides clarity as regards the classification of certain substances in edible caseinates which are considered food additives. 
The provisions on food additives in Directive (EU) 2015/2203 should be reflected in 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives. Edible caseinates belong to dairy products. However, that group is not specified in. Therefore, a food category "Edible caseinates" should be established and the additives authorised in edible 
caseinates should be included with the respective conditions of use. 
The transfer will ensure legal clarity and does  not introduce new uses of food additives. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Stand 290-1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/EU/156 
 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The proposed regulation is not in line with the Codex standard 
as regards the use of Magnesium citrates (INS 345) and Ammonium phosphates 
(INS 342). In order to include these substances in the EU list, they will have to be first 
evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen May 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen May 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after the date of 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) : 22 April 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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) 29 54263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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) 29 54263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu