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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/367 
14 December 2009 
 (09-6505) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health & Consumers Directorate-General 
Directorate D – Animal Health and Welfare 
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 in general in whic h food additives are permitted. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  EU member States and third countries exporting 
these products to the European Union.  
5. Title of the notified document:  "Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No *** of *** 
setting the programme for the re-evaluation of  approved food additives in application of 
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives"  Language:  English  Number of pages:  13   
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/EEC/09_4363_00_e.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 provides that food 
additives which were permitted in the Europ ean Union before 20 January 2009 shall be 
subject to a new risk assessment carried out  by the European Food Safety Authority 
(EFSA). 
The Commission should after consultation with EFSA set up by 20 January 2010 a 
programme for the re-evaluation of the safet y of those food additives which are already 
approved in the European Union.  
The objective of the draft Regulation setting the programme for the re-evaluation of 
approved food additives is to define the needs and the order of priorities according to which 
the approved food additives are to be re-assessed for their safety. 
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/EEC/367 
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  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) GSFA Provisions for the relevant food additives 
[ ] 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 
 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:  European 
Commission Document SANCO/2009/10886 (available in English).  When adopted it will 
be published at the Official Journal available at:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu  
Further to Document SANCO/2009/10886 informa tion relevant to this proposal can be 
found on the website of DG Health and Consumers at http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/additives/index_en.htm
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  End of January 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  End of March 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 days after publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  12 February 2010 
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:  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:  
sps@ec.europa.eu