G/TBT/N/EU/412  
 
14 October 2016  
(16-5570) 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 a ddress (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 : 
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/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 language(s)  of the notified  document : Draft Commission 
Regulation refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to 
the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (3 pages + 2 pages of 
annex, in English)  
6. Description of cont ent: This draft Commission Regulation concerns the refusal of 
authorisation of a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction 
of disease risk and to children's development and health in accordance with Article 18(5) 
of Regulation  (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 
20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The proposed measure is a Commission R egulation for one health claim that 
has been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with an unfavourable 
outcome. EFSA concluded that this health claim is not scientifically substantiated. 
Therefore it does not comply with the conditions set  out in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, 
and will not be  authorised for use on foods.  
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods : 
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:404:0009:0025:EN:PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 4th quarte r 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 20 days from publication  in the Official Journal of 
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_4327_01_e.pd f  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_4327_00_e.pdf