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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/EU/24 
19 July 2012 
 (12-3947) 
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 Consumers Directorate-General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Materials and articles in contact with food including catering containers, 
materials and articles in contact with dri nking water [HS Codes: 3919, 3920, 3923, 3924; 
ICS Code: 67.250] 
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 and correcting 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on pl astic materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food"    Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2796_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Commission Regulation is amending and correcting 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on pl astic materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food.  Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 is a specific regulation which sets out the main principles and procedures applicable to food contact 
materials.  Also the proposal is updating the lis t in Annex I, including four new substances.  
It amends the restrictions and specifica tions of five authorized substances. 
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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 G/SPS/N/EU/24 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:  Relevant 
information can be found on the website  of DG Health and Consumers at: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/foodcontact/eu_legisl_en.htm  
When adopted it will be published at th e Official Journal available at: " http://eur-
lex.europa.eu " (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  January 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  16 September 2012 
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 Consumers, Unit G6 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(322) 2998090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(322) 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu