G/TBT/N/EU/349  
 
11 February 2016  
(16-0888)  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: 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 applic able, 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 
Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 432/20 12 establishing a list of permitted health 
claims made on foods other than those referri ng to the reduction of disease risk and to 
children's development and health (4 pages + 4 pages of annex, in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation concerns the list of permitted 
health claims made on foods, other than thos e referring to the reduction of disease risk 
and to children's development and health in a ccordance with Article 13(3) of 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.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The proposed measure is a Commission Regulation for the permitted use of 
four health claims on caffeine  made on food as referred to above under point 6 that have 
been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). For the health claims referred to in this Commission Regulation, EFSA concluded that they are scientifically 
substantiated and the Commission, in agreement with Member States, consider that they 
comply with all the other relevant principles and conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Therefore they will be authorised for use on foods.  
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  8. Relevant documents: 
 Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the Euro pean 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  
 Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on 
foods, other than those referring to the re duction of disease risk and to children's 
development and health: http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32012R0432:EN:NOT   
9. Proposed date of adoption: September 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU. Proposed date of application: six months after the date of entry into force 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_0551_00_e.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_0551_01_e.pdf