G/SPS/N/EU/233  
 
22 February 2018  
(18-1162) 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): HS Codes: 3919, 3920, 3923, 3924; ICS Code: 67.250: Materials 
and articles in contact with food, including catering containers and materials and articles in 
contact with drinking water  
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 amending Commission 
Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into 
contact with food . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 4 and 2  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_1051_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_1051_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed Commission Regulation would amend Commission 
Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into 
contact with  food. Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 is a specific Regulation within the 
framework Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004. The latter sets out principles and procedures 
applicable to food contact materials.  
This amendment authorizes two new substances, extends the au thorized use of a 
previously authoriz ed substance, and decreases the specific migration limits for a 
previously authorized substance on the basis of new evidence, for materials intended to be 
in contact with foods.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food saf ety, [  ] 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  G/SPS/N/EU/233  
 
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  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) : 31 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publica tion, and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 April 2018  
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 I nternational 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