G/TBT/N/AUS/98  
 
15 July 2014  
(14-4050)  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: AUSTRALIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:  
Food Standards Australia New Zealand 
P.O. Box 7186 
Canberra BC  ACT  2610 Australia 
E-mail:  standards.management@f oodstandards.gov.au  
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 :   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other: X 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Foods sold in Australia 
(both imported and domestically produced) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: 2nd call for 
submissions for Proposal P1025 Code Revision (921 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: The Proposal seeks to modernise how the Australia New Zealand 
Food Standards Code  (the Code) is presented to create an instrument that better meets the 
needs of a very broad range of stakeholders in industry, commerce and enforcement and 
improves the Code's efficacy. For example:  
 It more clearly presents requirements that impose an obligation in relation to the 
conduct of a food business or the sale of food, or relating to the composition of 
food or labelling. 
 Other changes modify or add definitions and alter the structure of the Code to 
improve navigation or to address problems of expression. 
 Compositional requirements that combined  definitional and requirement elements 
have been revised to separate the elements. 
 There is a greater reliance on definitions already present in the food acts of 
Australia's states and territories. 
The Proposal will not significantly alter the effect of current provisions that impose 
requirements or obligations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
All proposals to change the Code must be assessed in the context of the following objectives: (a) the protection of public health and safety; (b) the provision of adequate 
information relating to food to enable consumers to make informed choices; and (c) the 
prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct.  
8. Relevant documents:  Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  (English) G/TBT/N/AUS/98 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   FSANZ Board approval anticipated December 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Notification to Government anticipated February 
2015 with gazettal / registration of legislative instruments to follow, in April 2015, pending 
Government consideration   
10. Final date for comments: 12 September 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The assessment summary and draft Code are available (in English) from FSANZ's website at 
http://www.foodstandards.gov. au/code/proposals/Pages/pr oposalp1025coderev5755.aspx