G/SPS/N/EU/55  
 
16 September 2013  
(13-4869)  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): Cocoa and chocolate products, infant formulae 
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 
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maxi mum levels of cadmium in foodstuffs  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 9 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_3645_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft amending regulation is setting maximum levels for 
cadmium in cocoa and chocolate products as well as in infant formulae. 
The maximum levels for other commodities already exist and are taken over in the 
proposal just for clarity of legislative drafting. 
The maximum levels for cadmium for infant formulae shall apply from 1 January 2015, 
for cocoa and chocolate products from 1 January 2019. 
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)    
[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:   G/SPS/N/EU/55 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Scientific opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority on: 
1) cadmium in food: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/980.pdf  
2) tolerable weekly intake for cadmium: 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/e n/search/doc/1975.pdf  
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : March 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 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