G/SPS/N/EU/680  
27 September 2023  
(23-6456) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food products  
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 I to 
Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the removal of certain flavouring subst ances from the Union list ( text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12654_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12654_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The text removes from the Un ion List of flavourings as laid down 
in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 a number of flavouring substances for which 
when the European Food Safety Authority had requested additional scientific data in order 
to complete their assessment the operator s responsible for placing the following eight 
substances on the market as flavouring substances did not submit the required data and 
withdrew their respective applications. The substances concerned are: 2 -Phenylpent -2-
enal (FL No. 05.175); 2 -Phenyl -4-methy l-2-hexenal (FL No. 05.222); 2 -(sec-Butyl) -4,5-
dimethyl -3-thiazoline (FL No. 15.029); 4,5 -Dimethyl -2-ethyl-3-thiazoline (FL No. 15.030); 
2,4-Dimethyl -3-thiazoline (FL No. 15.060); 2 -Isobutyl -3-thiazoline (FL No. 15.119); 5 -
Ethyl-4-methyl -2-(2-methylpropyl) -thiazoline (FL No. 15.130); 5 -Ethyl-4-methyl -2-(2- 
butyl) -thiazoline (FL No. 15.131)  
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/680  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen for December 2023.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen for December 2023.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union 
(with transitional provisions).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 2023  
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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. 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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu