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G/SPS/N/EU/26 
23 July 2012  
 (12-4031) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foodstuffs  
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 594/2012 of 
5 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) 1881/200 6 as regards the maximum levels of the 
contaminants ochratoxin A, non dioxin-li ke PCBs and melamine in foodstuffs" 
Language(s):  English   Number of pages:  14 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2822_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2822_00_f.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2822_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Taking into account new scientific  information on ochratoxin A, 
melamine and non dioxin-like PCBs it is  necessary to update the regulation.  
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/EU/26 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The Codex Alimentarius Commission has established maximum 
levels for melamine in feed and food (CAC33,  2010). It is appropriate to include those 
maximum levels in Regulation (EC) No  1881/2006 to protect public health.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  6 July 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Union (26 July 2012). 
[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 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 Consumers, Unit G6 - Multilateral International relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(322) 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu 
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:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(322) 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu