G/SPS/N/EU/223  
 
7 August 2017  
(17-4270) 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 ite m number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Novel food  
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: Commission Regulation (EU) XXX/XX laying down 
administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third 
countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/228 3 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council on novel foods (Text with EEA relevance).  Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3529_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: According to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel 
foods, the European Commission has to establish administrative and scientific 
requirements for traditional foods from third co untries.  
This implementing act indicates what type of information (e.g. notification/application 
letter, technical dossier containing administrative and scientific data) is needed in the 
notification/application. It also contains the procedures for checkin g the validity of a 
notification/application by the European Commission and the European Food Safety 
Authority (EFSA), the arrangements for the exch ange of information with the 
EU member States and with EFSA and it lists the type of information to be inclu ded in 
the EFSA opinion.  
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  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  G/SPS/N/EU/223  
 
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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 s tandard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months fr om date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/ yy): 6 October 2017  
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, Uni t 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 from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax numb er 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