. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/392 
5 January 2011 
 (11-0011) 
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:  Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumers 
Directorate-General Directorate E - Safety of the Food Chain 
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):  Plastic infant feeding bottles (HS C ode 3924.90; ICS Code 67.250 Materials 
and articles in contact with 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:  Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 
2002/72/EC as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles Language:  English  Number of pages:  7  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_4801_00_e.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  The proposed Directive is amending Directive 2002/72/EC as 
regards the use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles following the notification of national bans by Denmark and France as se t out in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) 
No 935/2004.  The Directive will suspend th e manufacture and placing on the market of 
plastic infant feeding bottles containing Bisphenol A. 
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:  
[ ] 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)    
[X] None  G/SPS/N/EEC/392 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:   
Further to Document SANCO 2010 12642, informa tion relevant to this proposal can be 
found on the website of DG Health and Consumers at: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemi calsafety/foodcontact/index_en.htm  
When adopted it will be published at the Official Journal available at:  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  February 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  February 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 March 2011 
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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel.:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(322) 2998090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu