G/SPS/N/EU/138  
 
3 July 2015  
(15-3453)  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 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): Food additives (ICS 67.220.20) 
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) amending Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council as 
regards certain flavouring substances  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2517_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2517_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Union list of flavourings and source materials is laid down 
in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/3008. It was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 872/2012 of 1 October 2012 adopting the list of 
flavouring substances notified in 
G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1 (12 October 2012) which is now amended by the draft 
"Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain flavouring substances". 
This addendum concerns the listing as fully evaluated substances of the following five 
substances: beta-Isomethylionone (FL No. 07.041), 6-Methylhepta-3,5-dien-2-one. (FL No. 07.099), 4-Methylpent-3-en-2-on (FL No. 07.101), trans-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-
cyclohexen-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one, (FL No. 07.224), 3-[(4-amino-2,2-dioxido-1H-2,1,3-
benzothiadiazin-5-yl)oxy]-2,2-dimethyl-N-propylpropanamide, (FL No. 16.126), following their evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). As part of its 
evaluation, EFSA has made comments on the specifications of two of those substances 
and therefore some changes in their specifications for these two substances are included in the text. This Regulation lays down conditions of use for substance FL No. 16.126 
which relate solely to the use of this substance as a flavouring substance as it could also 
be added to food for other purposes than flavouring and such uses remain subject to other rules. 
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/138 
 
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  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) : 24 September 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : January 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2015 
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) 295 4263 Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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) 295 4263 Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu