G/TBT/N/EU/205  
 
25 March 2014  
(14-1843)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to 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 address (including telephon e 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:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/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 langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food (5 pages + Annex 
2 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation establishes 
the requirements for the provision of food  information on the absence or reduced 
presence of gluten in food ("gluten-f ree" and "very low gluten" statements).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council revises the Framework applicable to foods for particular nutritional uses. It foresees, among others, that existing rules on food for people intolerant to gluten, as 
currently set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009, will be transferred under 
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. This Implemen ting Regulation concretely transfers the 
rules of Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 with the necessary adjustments resulting from the 
revision of the Framework applicable to foods for particular nutritional uses. Protection of 
Human health or Safety G/TBT/N/EU/205 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2011R1169:20111212:EN:PDF  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 of 20 January 2009 concerning the composition 
and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:016:0003:0005:EN:PDF  
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament 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:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    June 2014 20 days from publication in the Official 
Journal of the EU (The provisions shall apply 
from 20 July 2016)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2014/tbt/EEC/14_1535_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2014/tbt/EEC/14_1535_01_e.pdf