G/SPS/N/EU/275  
 
2 October 2018  
(18-6072) 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 Food Safety Directorate -
General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Novel foods  
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: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1132 
of 13 August 2018 authorising the change of the designation and specific labelling 
requirement of the novel food synthetic zeaxanthin under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5162_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5162_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5162_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The measure concerns the deletion of the term "synthetic" from 
the designation of the novel food as listed in the Union list and from the labelling of 
foodstuffs containing it.  
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 standard? 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 G/SPS/N/EU/275  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international sta ndard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 August 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Food Safet y, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) 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 Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu