G/TBT/N/EU/481  
 
26 April 2017  
(17-2275) 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 Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
3. Notified unde r 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 document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods, other than those referring 
to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (3 pages + 
2 pages of annex, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation concerns the refusal of 
authorisation of a health claim 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 h ealth and safety.  
The proposed measure is a Commission Regulation for one health claim as referred to 
above under point 6 that has been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 
with an unfavourable outcome. Therefore the health claim included  in that Commission 
Regulation does not comply with the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, 
and will not be authorised for use on foods because EFSA concluded that it is not  
scientifically substantiated.  
8. Relevant documents:  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.  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 4th quarter 2017   
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (about a month after adoption approx.)  
10. Final dat e for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 29 9 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_2019_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_2019_01_e.pdf