G/TBT/N/EU/90  
 
29 January 2013  
(13-0495)  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:  mailto: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 Directive amending Directiv e 2006/141/EC with regard to protein 
requirements for infant formul ae and follow-on formulae (6 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Directive authorises the placing on the 
market of infant formulae and follow-on formulae manufactured from goats' milk proteins. 
In addition, the draft Directive authorises the placing on the market of follow-on formulae 
based on hydrolysed whey protein with a protein content of 1.9 g/100 kcal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health and safety. The proposed measure is a 
Commission Directive aimed at amending Directive 2006/141/EC which sets, among 
others, composition and labelling requirements for infant formulae and follow-on formulae. 
The proposed measure is based on two scientific opinions from the European Food Safety 
Authority (EFSA) delivered on  28 February 2012 and 5 October 2005. On the basis of 
these two opinions, the proposed measure aims at authorising the placing on the market 
of infant formulae and follow-on formulae manufactured from goats' milk proteins, as well 
as follow-on formulae based on hydrolysed whey protein with a protein content of 1.9 g/100 kcal, provided that the products comply with certain requirements set out in the legislation. 
8. Relevant documents:   Commission Directive 2006/141 /EC of 22 December 2006 on 
infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC (OJ L 401, 
30.12.2006, p. 1–33) 
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lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ. do?uri=CONSLEG:2006L0141:20081028:EN:PDF " G/TBT/N/EU/90 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    End August 2013 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (about a month after 
adoption approx.) EU Member States shall 
bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with this Directive by six months 
after the date of adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of 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:  mailto:eu-tbt@e c.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
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