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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 foods |
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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) 2023/65 of 6 January 2023 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 authorising the placing on the market of xylo-oligosaccharides as a novel food, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1686 authorising the extension of use of bovine milk basic whey protein isolate as a novel food, and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/96 authorising the placing on the market of 3'-sialyllactose sodium salt as a novel food (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 15 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_0300_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_0300_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_0300_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content: The measure concerns an amendment of the Union list of novel foods in order to correct some errors identified in the Union list of novel foods (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470). |
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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): 6 January 2023 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 9 January 2023 |
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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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. [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 A4-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 A4-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 |
