G/SPS/N/EU/249  
 
28 March 2018  
(18-1915) 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) 2018/460 of 
20 March 2018 authorising the placing on the market of Ecklonia cava  phlorotannins as a 
novel food 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, Spanish.  Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The measure concerns the authorisation for the placing in the 
European Union market of phlorotannins extracted from the edible brown alga Ecklonia 
cava as a novel food for use in food supplements intended for the general populat ion, 
excluding children under the age of 12 years. Different levels of phlorotannins are set for 
the different age groups of the general population above the age of 12.  
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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:   G/SPS/N/EU/249  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 March 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 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  
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