G/TBT/N/EU/450  
 
31 January 2017  
(17-0620) 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 telephone 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: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9. 2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Food  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notif ied document:  Draft Commission 
Implementing Regulation authorising a health claim made on foods, other than those 
referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health and 
amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (4 pag es + Annex 1 page, in English).    
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerns the 
authorization of one health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the 
reduction of disease risk and to children's developm ent and health in accordance with 
Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent prob lems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health and safety. The proposed measure is a 
Commission Implementing Regulation authorizing a health claim made on foods and 
amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, as referred to above under point 6 
that has been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with a favourable 
outcome, and which complies with the conditions set out Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.  
8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:404:0009:0025: EN:PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption: April/May 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (about a month after adoption approx.)  G/TBT/N/EU/450  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
European Comm ission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/g rowth/tools -databases/tbt/  
 
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