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G/SPS/N/EU/13 
4 April 2012 
 (12-1759) 
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 and Consumers Directorate-General  
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):  Food additives (ICS Code:  67.220.20) 
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 
adopting the list of flavouring substances provi ded for by Regulation (EC) 2232/96 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, in troducing it in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 and Commission Decision 1999/217/EC". 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  184 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_1201_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Implementing Regulation establishes the European Union 
list of flavouring substances.  Only flavouring substances contained in the list may be used 
in or on food in th e European Union.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) No international standard exists , however Codex Alimentarius has 
elaborated "Guidelines on the use of flavourings" (CAC/GL 66/2008) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/EU/13 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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:  When adopted 
it will be published at the Official Journal available at http://eur-lex.europa.eu  (available in 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  September 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  November 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) :  3 June 2012 
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 
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