G/TBT/N/GBR/77  
19 March 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if  different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: Transparency notification  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Method of 
production labelling proposals cover unprocessed pork, chicken and egg and  certain 
minimally processed pork, chicken and egg products.  
The scope of products covered by any country of origin labelling reforms will be confirmed 
post-consultation.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Consultation on 
fairer food labelling; (68 page(s), in English), (67 page(s), in Welsh)  
6. Description of content:  This notification intends to make Members aware of a 
consultation on options to improve transparency and consistency around food labelling i n 
the UK.  
This consultation seeks views on proposals to improve and extend mandatory method of 
production labelling for both domestic and imported products, for all unprocessed pork, 
chicken and eggs and certain prepacked and loose minimally processed pro ducts 
containing pork, chicken or egg.  
The consultation also seeks views and evidence on possible interventions that may 
improve consumer understanding of the origin of certain foods, including how and where 
origin information is displayed, and on which pr oducts origin information should be 
mandatory.  G/TBT/N/GBR/77  
 
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  Members are invited to look at the consultation and submit comments through the 
consultation process if they are interested.  
The next steps will be determined following a review of consultation responses.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This consultation seeks views on options to improve transparency and 
consistency around food labelling. ; Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
Consultation document: Consultation on fairer food labelling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
10. Final date for comments:  7 May 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk