G/TBT/N/EU/419  
 
31 October 2016  
(16-5955) 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 a ddress (including telephone 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Minerals  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the noti fied document : Draft Commission 
Regulation amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 
and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) and cal cium phosphoryl oligosaccharides (POs -Ca®) 
added to foods and used in the manufacture of food supplements (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, 
in English)   
6. Description of content : This draft Commission Regulation concerns the inclusion of 
certain substances in th e positive lists of Directive 2002/46/EC and Regulation 
(EC) 1925/2006. The purpose of this draft Regulation is to amend the positive lists of the 
above -mentioned legislation by adding new mineral substances that may be used for the 
manufacture of food sup plements and fortified foods and for which the European Food 
Safety Authority has given a favourable opinion.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents :  
 Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food 
supplements : ttp:// eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:183:SOM:EN:HTML  
 Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 of the European Parl iament and of the  
Council of 20  December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals  
and of certain other substances to foods : http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:404:SOM:EN:HTML  G/TBT/N/EU/419  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Expected date of adoption is May 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 20 days from publication i n the Official Journal of the 
EU (the provisions shall apply about a month after adoption)   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and we bsite address es, 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/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_4540_01_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_4540_00_e.pdf