G/TBT/N/EU/130  
 
10 July 2013  
(13-3657) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member :  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :    
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Po int 
Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail:  mailto:eu -tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website:   http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food. 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified docume nt:  Draft 
Commission Regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other 
than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and 
health (7 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  This dr aft Commission Regulation concerns the refusal of 
authorisation of six health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the 
reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health in accordance with 
Article 18(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health  claims made on foods.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   Protection of human health and safety.  
The pr oposed measure is a Commission Regulation for six health claims as referred to 
above under point 6 that have been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority 
(EFSA). All health claims included in this Commission Regulation do not comply with the 
conditi ons set out in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, and will not be authorised for use 
on foods because EFSA concluded that they are not  scientifically substantiated.  
8. Relevant documents:   Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and 
of the Cou ncil of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    February 2014  
20 days from publication in the Official 
Journal of the EU (about a month after 
adoption approx.)  There is a transition 
period of 6 months.  
10. Final date for comme nts:  60 days from date of notification . 
11. Text available from :  National enquiry point  [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
number s, e-mail and web -site address es, if available of the other body:     
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax:  + (32) 2  299 80 43  
E-mail:  mailto:eu -tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website :  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/EEC/13_2661_00_e.pdf