G/SPS/N/EU/57  
 
1 October 2013  
(13-5267)  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 Consumers Directorate-
General 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Materials and articles in contact with food including 
catering containers and materials and articles in contact with drinking water 
(HS Codes: 3919, 3920, 3923, 3924; ICS Code: 67.250) 
4. Regions 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: Draft Commission Regulation amending and correcting 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_3918_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed Commission Regulation is amending and 
correcting Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles 
intended to come into contact with food. Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 15 January 
2011 is a specific Regulation within the meaning of the framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 which sets out the main principles and procedures applicable to food 
contact materials. 
The proposed Commission Regulation is updating the Union list in Annex I to Regulation 
(EU) No 10/2011. It includes two new substances with a favourable assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for their use in plastic materials and articles 
intended to come into contact with food. It corrects a mistake in the listing of one 
substance. 
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 pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)    G/SPS/N/EU/57 
 
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  [X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Information relevant to this proposal can be found on the website of DG Health and Consumers at 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/foodcontact/eu_legisl_en.htm  
When adopted it will be published in the Official Journal available at: http://eur-
lex.europa.eu  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : April 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : April 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu