G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.7  
 
22 February 2018  
(18-1163) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 15 February 2018, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances  
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 ad opting the list of flavouring substances notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1 
(12 October 2012). This is now amended by the draft "Commission Regulation (EU) amending 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending  
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances".  
This addendum concerns the withdrawal of the following three substances: p -Mentha -1,4(8)-dien-
3-one (FL No. 07.127), 2 -Aminoacetophenone (FL No. 09.821) and (FL  No. 13.175) from the list of 
authorised flavouring substances.  
The European Food Safety Authority requested additional scientific data to be provided for 
completion of the pending evaluation as flavourings of these substances. The persons responsible 
for their placing on the market have withdrawn the application.  
The measure includes transitional measures for food to which any of these substances has been 
added.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_0902_00_e.pdf  
https://membe rs.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_0902_01_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 previo usly notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances.  
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 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as ext ension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 23 April 2018  G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.7  
 
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  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 Froi ssart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
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: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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