G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.9  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3005) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 18 May 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Temporary authoriz ation of pyroligneous distillate (Fl no. 21.001) in specific traditional spirit drinks  
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 Regula tion (EU) No 872/2012 of 
1 October 2012 adopting the list of flavouring substances notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1.  
Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 provided for an extended transitional period, ending on 
22 April 2018, for the flavourings belonging to specific categories of the Union list ("flavouring 
preparations", "thermal process flavourings", "flavour precursors", "other flavourings" and "source 
materials"). Flavourings belonging to these categories had to be subject of an application for 
authori zation in order to be allowed to remain on the EU market pending the completion of the 
application procedure.  
An application was submitted for the product pyroligneous distillate (Fl no. 21. 001) belonging to 
the category "other flavourings" . This applicati on was assessed by the European Food Safety 
Authority.  
This draft Commission Regulation amends the Union list by pro viding temporary authoriz ation for 
five years for the product pyroligneous distillate (Fl  no. 21.001), commercially known as rum ether 
under the category "other flavourings" , to be added only to certain specific tr aditional spirits. This 
authoriz ation at Union leve l replaces the national authoriz ations, which ceased to apply after the 
end of t he transition period.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2519_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2519_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 previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Temporary authoriz ation of a certain flavourin g substance.  
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 extension 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) : 21 July  2018 G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.9  
 
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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 -Multilat eral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101, B -1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
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) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
 
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