G/TBT/N/EU/457  
 
23 February 2017  
(17-1098) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers t o 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 a ddress (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 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 notifie d document : Draft Commission 
Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information 
requirements for total diet replacement for weight control (10 p ages + 4 pages of annexes, 
in English)  
6. Description of content : This draft Commission Delegated Regulation lays down rules for 
total diet replacement for weight control in the EU pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation 
(EU) No 609/2013 of the European P arliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food 
intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes and total diet 
replacement for weight control.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applic able: Protection of human health and safety.  
Rules for total diet replacement for weight control with a  daily energy content between 
3 360 kJ (800 kcal) and 5 040 kJ (1 200kcal) are currently laid down in the EU by 
Commission Directive 96/8/EC.  
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 repeals Directive 96/8/EC. The Regulation requires the 
Commission to adopt delegated acts laying down specific compositional and information 
requirements for the foods under its scope, including total diet replacement for weight 
control wh ile taking into account relevant scientific and technical progress. In view of the 
definition laid down in Article 2(2)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 the draft delegated 
act updates the existing rules of Directive 96/8/EC regarding total diet replaceme nt for 
weight control with a daily energy content between 3 360 kJ (800 kcal) and 5 040 kJ 
(1200kcal) and it includes in its scope total diet replacement for weight control with a daily 
energy content below 3 360 kJ (800kcal) on the basis of the consultati ons carried out with 
the European Food Safety Authority, Member States' experts, NGOs and other 
stakeholders.  G/TBT/N/EU/457  
 
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  8. Relevant documents : 
 Codex Standard for formula foods for use in Weight Control Diets : 
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/sh -
proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsi tes%252
Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCODEX%2BSTAN%2B181 -1991%252FCXS_181e.pdf   
 Codex Standard for formula foods for use in Very Low Energy Diets for Weight 
Reduction : http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/sh -
proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252
Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCODEX %2BSTAN%2B203 -1995%252FCXS_203e.pdf   
 Commission Directive 96/8/EC of 26 February 1996 on foods intended for use in 
energy restricted diets for weight reduction : http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1996L0008:20070620:EN:P
DF  
 Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 
12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special 
medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control : http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:181:0035:0056:EN:PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption : End of May 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (The provisions shall apply from 5 years after entry into force)   
10. Final date 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) 2 299 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_1026_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_1026_01_e.pdf