G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.6  
 
18 July 2014  
(14-4167)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 17 July 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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 Food additives 
The Union list of flavourings and source materials is laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 1334/3008. It was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 
1 October 2012 adopting the list of flavouring substances notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1 (12 October 2012) which is now amended by dr aft "Commission Regulation (EU) amending 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards removal from the Union list of the flavouring substances of N-Ethyl (2E,6Z)-
nonadienamide". 
This addendum concerns the withdrawal of N- Ethyl (2E,6Z)-nonadienamide from the list of 
authorised flavouring substances. 
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has requ ested additional scientific data to be provided 
for completing the evaluation of N-Ethyl (2E,6Z )-nonadienamide as a flavouring substance. The 
persons responsible for placing this flavouring substance on the market have now withdrawn the 
application. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3240_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3240_01_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[X] Other: Withdrawal of certain flavouring substances from the list of authorised 
flavouring substances 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 16 September 2014 G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.6 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [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 Consumers, Unit G6-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  
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
European Commission 
DG Health and Consumers, Unit G6-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  
 
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