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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1330 
14 June 2006 
 (06-2870) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  U.S. Food and Drug Administration  
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):  The following foods:  cereals, confection s and frostings, gelatin desserts, hard 
and soft candies (including lozenges), nutritional supplement tablets and gelatin capsules, and 
chewing gum . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
Partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Listing of Color 
Additives Exempt From Certification;  Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments (Federal Register Vol. 71, pages 31927-31929;  available in English)  
6. Description of content:  The US Food and Drug Administra tion (FDA) is amending the 
color additive regulations to provide for the sa fe use of titanium dioxi de coated mica-based 
pearlescent pigments as color additives in food.  The new regula tion would be found in 
Title 21 of the Code of Federa l Regulations (CFR), Part 73.350 . 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Final rule in Federal 
Register (71 FR 31927-31929;  available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 July 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 July 2006 G/SPS/N/USA/1330 
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  12. Final date for comments:  3 July 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Submit written or electronic comments identified by Docket N° 1998C–0790, by any of the 
following methods: 
 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov
;  follow the instructions 
for submitting comments. 
• Agency Web site:  http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments ;  follow the instructions 
for submitting comments on the agency Web site. 
 
Submit written submissions in the following ways:  
• Fax:  301-827-6870 
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, di sk, or CD-ROM submissions]:  Division 
of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
 
Instructions:  All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number 
for this rulemaking [Docket N° 1998C–0790].  All objections received will be posted 
without change to http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms. Deborah Thompson 
Acting, United States SPS National Notification Authority 
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division 
Stop 1027 Washington D.C. 20250 Tel:  202-720-9124 Fax:  202-690-0677 
Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov
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Complete text can be also be found on the Internet at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm
 and insert Docket 
N° [1998C-0790].    
For access to the docket to read backgrou nd documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm
 and insert the Docket N° [1998C–0790] into 
the "Search" box and follow the prompts.