. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/301 
21 December 2006 
 (06-6127) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Communities.  Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General Directorate E - Safety of the food chain.  
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):   Lids containing plastic gaskets (HS 3923)in contact with food or for food 
contact.  ICS number:  67.250.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Member States of the European Communiti es (EC) and third countries exporting the 
products concerned to the EC.  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation of laying down transitional migrati on limits for plasticizers in gaskets in lids 
intended to come into contact with foods (8 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This draft Regulation introduces transitional migration limits for 
plasticizers in gaskets in lids until they ar e covered by the Plastics Directive 2002/72/EC.  
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   
To facilitate trade  whilst ensuring consumer safety. 
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:  European 
Commission Document SANCO/4003/2006 (available in English).  When adopted it w ill be 
published at the Official Journal available at:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu   
The scientific risk assessments related to the substances mentioned in the draft Regulation are 
available at http://www.efsa.europ a.eu/en/science/af c/afc_opinions.html    G/SPS/N/EEC/301 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2007 (at this time is no t possible to estimate a more 
specific date).  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2007. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after date of notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Further to 
Document SANCO/4003/2006, information relevant to this proposal can be found: 
(a)  in the opinions and minutes of  EFSA available  respectively at 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ science/afc/afc_opinions.html  and 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/afc/afc_meetings.html  ; 
(b)  on the website of DG Health and Consumer Protection at 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemi calsafety/foodcontact/index_en.htm