. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/176 
14 January 2008 
 (08-0156) 
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 Email: ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
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):   Materials and Articles in 
contact with food including catering containers and materials and articles in contact with 
drinking water covered by TARIC positions  3919, 3920, 3923 & 3924. (ICS: 67.250). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with 
foods and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 (document number SANCO/3447/2007, 18 pages). http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/EEC/08_0091_00_e.pdf
 
6. Description of content:   This draft Regulation introdu ces an authorisation procedure for 
mechanical recycling process producing recycled plastics to be used in plastic food contact 
materials and articles and amends the Regula tion on good manufacturing practices with a 
specific Annex on GMP for recycling process to  produce recycled plastics for food contact. 
As soon as the guidelines mentioned in Article 5. 2 are available for comments, they will be 
notified according to the SPS Agreement. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To facilitate trade  by introducing harmonised rules for recy cled plastic for use in contact with  
food in the EU, whilst ensuring consumer safety. G/TBT/N/EEC/176 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Information relevant to this pr oposal can be found on the website of 
DG Health and Consumer Protection at http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemi calsafety/foodcontact/index_en.htm
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    March 2008 (not possible to estimate a more 
specific date). 
April 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from circulation by the WTO Secretariat 
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 Email:  ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
The text is available on the EC-TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/    
and 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/EEC/08_0091_00_e.pdf