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Notifying Member: European Union If applicable, name of local government involved: |
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General |
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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): Novel food |
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
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Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1824 of 2 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 7 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7446_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7446_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_7446_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content: The measure concerns an amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 to take into account the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain. |
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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. |
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Is there a relevant international standard? 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: |
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 2 December 2020 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 3 December 2020 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, it shall apply from 27 March 2021 and to applications submitted to the Commission from that date. [X] Trade facilitating measure |
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable 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 Food Safety, Unit D2-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
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Text(s) 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 Food Safety, Unit D2-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |