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G/SPS/N/EEC/410 
16 August 2011 
 (11-4075) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, 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):  Materials and articles in contact with food including catering containers and 
materials and articles in contact with drinki ng water (HS Codes:  3919, 3920, 3923 & 3924;  
ICS Code:  67.250) 
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:   Commission Regulation amending and correcting 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on pl astic materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  14 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC//11_2726_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Commission Regulation is amending and correcting 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on pl astic materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food  [notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/388/Add.2 (8 July 2011)].  
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 15 January 2 011 is a specific Regulation within the 
meaning of the framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 which sets out the main 
principles and procedures applicab le to food contact materials. 
The proposed Commission Regulation is updating the EU list in Annex I to Commission 
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011.  It includes 15 new substances with a favourable assessment 
by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA);  it amends the restrictions and 
specifications of six authorized substances on the basis of the new scientific opinion of 
EFSA and it corrects mistakes in the listing of two substances. 
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.    G/SPS/N/EEC/410 
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  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 
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 2011 11620, informa tion relevant to this proposal can be 
found on the website of DG Health and Consumers at 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/foodcontact/eu_legisl_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) :  December 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  January 2012 
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) :  15 October 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 G6 - Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EEC/410 
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  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 G6 - Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu