G/SPS/N/EU/83  
 
20 June 2014  
(14-3595)  Page: 1/3  
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 Consumers Directorate-
General 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Meat and meat preparations 
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 Regulation (EU) No 601/2014 of 
4 June 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards th e food categories of meat and the use of 
certain food additives in meat preparations (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): 
English, French and Spanish  Number of pages: 11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2799_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2799_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2799_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: In the interest of legal clarity it is appropriate to use for the 
purposes of category 8 the terms "fresh meat", "meat preparations" and "meat products" as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. 
The Commission has received requests for the uses certain additives in meat 
preparations and it is appropriate to include those uses in the Union list, where they comply with the general conditions of use of food additives laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and taking into account the need to maintain certain traditional products 
on the market in some member States: 
 Curcumin (E 100), Carmines (E 120), Caramels (E 150a-d), Paprika extract (E 160c) 
and Beetroot red (E 162) for the colo uring of merguez type products and salsicha 
fresca , mici, butifarra fresca , longaniza fresca , chorizo fresco , bifteki , soutzoukaki , 
kebap , cevapcici  and pljeskavice ; 
 The use of Acetic acid and acetates (E 260 - 263), Lactic acid and lactates (E 270, 
E 325-327), Ascorbic acid and ascorbates (E 300-302), Citric acid and citrates 
(E 330-333); 
 Phosphoric acid - phosphates - di - tri- and polyphosphates (E 338 - 452) only in 
preparations where brine has been injected and in Kasseler , Bräte , Surfleisch , 
toorvorst , šašlõkk , ahjupraad  and burger meat  with a minimum vegetable and/or 
cereal content of 4% mixed within the meat and Finnish grey salted Christmas ham; 
 Nitrites (E 249 - 250) as a preservative in certain traditional products: lomo de cerdo 
adobado , pincho moruno , careta de cerdo adobada , costilla de cerdo adobada , 
Kasseler , Bräte , Surfleisch , toorvorst , šašlõkk , ahjupraad , kieùbasa surowa biaùa , 
kieùbasa surowa metka  and tatar woùowy  (danie tatarskie ); G/SPS/N/EU/83 
 
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   Alginates (E 401 - 404), Carrageenan (E 407), Processed euchema seaweed 
(E 407a), Locust bean gum (E 410), Guar gum (E 412), Tragacanth (E 413), Xanthan gum (E 415), Acetylated distarch phosphate (E 1414) and Hydroxy propyl 
distarch phosphate (E 1442) in meat preparations to which ingredients have been 
injected and in meat preparations composed  of meat parts that have been handled 
differently: minced, sliced or processed and that are combined together, 
e.g. roulades containing minced meat; 
 Sodium carbonates (E 500) as humectant in poultry meat preparations, mici, bifteki , 
soutzoukaki , kebap , seftalia , cevapcici  and pljeskavice ; and 
 Acetylated distarch phosphate (E 1414) and Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate 
(E 1442) in preparations in which ingredients have been injected, in meat preparations composed of meat parts that have been handled differently and in gyros , souvlaki , bifteki , soutzoukaki , kebap  and seftalia . 
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 st andard? 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 available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2014 
[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 hand le 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 Consumers, Unit G6-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 G/SPS/N/EU/83 
 
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  13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-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