G/TBT/N/EU/92  
 
12 February 2013  
(13-0713)  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 telephon e 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 Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  mailto:eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruit and 
vegetables. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 
No 543/2011 as regards marketing standards in the fruit and vegetables sector and 
correcting that Implementing Regulation (20 pages, in English).          
6. Description of content:  The draft Implementing Regulation amends the implementing 
rules concerning marketing standards for fruit and vegetables. It provides for further alignment to international standards, for increased coverage of certification issued by third countries, for better traceability of products and for certain particular rules for selected 
produce.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This draft Regulation aims at further improving the smooth functioning of 
placing on the market and trade with fruit and vegetables covered by marketing standards  
8. Relevant documents:   Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 
establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products, OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p.1-149 "http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ. do?uri=OJ:L:2007:299:0001:0149:EN:PDF " 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down 
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the 
fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors, OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p.1-
163 http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ. do?uri=OJ:L:2011:157:0001:0163:EN:PDF  G/TBT/N/EU/92 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    April/May 2013 April/May 2013. Application from 1 October 2013. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:   
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  mailto:eu-tbt@e c.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/     
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/TBT/EEC/13_0477_00_e.pdf