G/SPS/N/EU/220  
 
19 July 2017  
(17-3950) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
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 cover ed (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Flavourings, food  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practica ble: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1250 amending 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
as regards removal fr om the Union list of the flavouring substance 4,5 -epoxydec -
2(trans) -enal (Text with EEA relevance) . Language (s): English, French and Spanish . 
Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3272_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3272_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3272_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Union list of flavourings and source materials is laid down 
in Annex I to Regulatio n (EC) No 1334/3008. It was established by Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 1 October 2012 adopting the list of 
flavouring substances notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1 (12 October 2012) which is now 
amended by this Regulation.  
This adde ndum concerns the removal of the flavouring substance 4,5 -epoxydec -
2(trans) -enal (FL -no 16.071) from the European Union list of flavourings following the 
European Food Safety Authority opinion published on 31 May 2017 which concluded that 
this substance is  genotoxic in vivo  and therefore its use as a flavouring substance raises 
a safety concern.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory f rom 
other damage from pest s.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: The measure has 
been taken in urgency in view of this EFSA assessment. It has not been possible to 
notify the draft measure in view of the risk involved.  
The EF SA opinion is available as EFSA Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 
226 Revision 1 (FGE.226Rev1): consideration of genotoxicity data on one alpha, beta -
unsaturated aldehyde from chemical subgroup 1.1.1(b) of FGE.19. EFSA Journal 
2017;15(5):48 47, 24 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4847  G/SPS/N/EU/220  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Co dex 
standard or related text ):  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conf orm to the re levant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :  
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into  force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
13 July 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail ad dress 
(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  
13. Text(s)  available f rom:  [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