G/SPS/N/EU/228  
 
4 October 2017  
(17-5333) 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 item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Vegetable oils, foods for infants and young children  
4. Regio ns 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 amending Regulation 
(EC) 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters in vegetable oils 
and fats, infant formula, follow -on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended 
for infants and young children (T ext with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English.  Number 
of pages: 3 and 1  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_4522_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_4522_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft Regulation establishes maximum levels in glycidyl  
esters in vegetable oils and foods for infants and young children.  
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 pe sts.  
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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, ho w and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/EU/228  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : January 2018  
11. Proposed  date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the da te of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 December 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 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