. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/115 
8 August 2006 
 (06-3816) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point  Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43, E-mail:  ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu 
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):   Infant formulae and 
follow-on formulae. 
 
Food preparations for infant use (HS:1901.10).  ICS 67.230 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Directive on infant formulae and follow-on formul ae (Recast version), (50 pages, available 
in English). 
6. Description of content:   Revised legislation on infant formulae and follow-on formulae. 
Updating the provisions on the essential com position and labelling of infant formulae and 
follow-on formulae. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To ensure a high level of protection of public health and the free circulation of products, 
Commission Directive 91/321/EEC established harmonised rules on the essential composition 
and labelling of infant formulae  and follow-on formulae.  The recast of the Directive takes 
into account the latest scientif ic advice on the esse ntial composition of the products concerned 
with the rules on protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients being 
revised.  Certain definitions and provisions on labelling and pesticide residues are also being revised. 
The present draft is also being notified under the SPS Agreement. G/TBT/N/EEC/115 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Document SANCO/2256/2006 (notified text) Draft Commission 
Directive on infant formulae and follow-on fo rmulae.  (Recast version of Commission 
Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae which is accessible at http://eur-lex.europa.eu) .  When adopted it w ill be published in the Official Journal available 
at: 
 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu  Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the 
member States relating to foodstuffs in tended for particular nutritional uses. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    October 2006 
20 days after publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Union. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of circulation 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point  Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu