G/SPS/N/EU/225  
 
31 August 2017  
(17-4641) 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): Materials and articles in contact with food including 
catering containers and materials and articles in contact with drink ing water 
(HS Codes:  3919, 3920, 3923  and 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: Commi ssion Regulation amending Commission 
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into 
contact with food.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3875_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3875_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed Commission Regulation would amend 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food. Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 is a specific Regulation within 
the framework  Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. The latter sets out principles and 
procedures applicable to food contact materials.  
This amendment authorises 4 new substances and extends the authorised uses of a 
previously authorised substance for materials intended to be in contact with foods.  
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 s tandard? 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 standard?   G/SPS/N/EU/225  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international sta ndard:  
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 from  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 ): 29 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, 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 from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax numbe r 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