G/TBT/N/ESP/34  
22 December 2016  
(16-7040) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : SPAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Al imentación y Medio Ambiente - Dirección General de la 
Industria Alimentaria  (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment - 
Directorate -General for the Food Industry)  
Pº Infanta Isabel, 1  
28071 Madrid  
Tel.: 91 347 50 11/5008/5319  
Fax: 91 347 57 70  
Email: dgia@mapama.es  
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:   
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 applic able) : Beer. 
Includes 2203.00 : Beer made from malt.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de Real 
Decreto por el que se establece la norma de calidad de la cerveza y de las bebidas de 
malta (Draft Royal Decree estab lishing the quality standard for beer and malt beverages) 
(8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text establishes the quality standard for beer 
and malt beverages produced and marketed in Spain, without prejudice to the mutual  
recognition clause . The draft text updates Royal Decree No. 53/1995 of 2 0 January  
approving the technical and health regulations for the production, distribution and trading 
of beer and liquid malt, and the Order of 1 5 October 1 985 approving the official analysis 
methods for beer . The main aspects covered are the following : definitions of raw materials, 
products and production methods ; basic production processes ; and analytical methods 
used in official  controls . Also included is an article on the food info rmation that is to be 
provided to consumers of this type of product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  
The main objectives of this food quality -related technical standard are the following:  
- To prevent practices likely to mislead consumers and to ensure that they have the 
information they need to be able to choose, freely and in an informed manner, the 
products they consume . In this regard, consideration has been given to the new Regulation 
(EU) No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, which has been G/TBT/N/ESP/34  
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  approved in the European Union.  
- To improve the competitiveness of the beer sector and to ensure fair competition 
between the industries involved.  
- To promote innovation and the tech nological development of the sector, through aspects 
such as mechanical harvesting, new products and new production methods.  
8. Relevant documents : Text of the draft standard.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : December 2 016 
Proposed date of entry into force : January 2 017 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General d e la Industria Alimentaria  - Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, 
Alimentación y Medio Ambiente  
Pº Infanta Isabel, 1  
28071 Madrid  
Tel.: 91 347 50 11/5008/5319  
Fax: 91 347 57 70  
Email: dgia@mapama.es  
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