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Notifying Member: European Union

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: European Commission

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Minerals

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Regulation amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) and calcium phosphoryl oligosaccharides (POs-Ca?) added to foods and used in the manufacture of food supplements (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)

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Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation concerns the inclusion of certain substances in the positive lists of Directive 2002/46/EC and Regulation (EC) 1925/2006. The purpose of this draft Regulation is to amend the positive lists of the above-mentioned legislation by adding new mineral substances that may be used for the manufacture of food supplements and fortified foods and for which the European Food Safety Authority has given a favourable opinion.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents: 

·                Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements: ttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:183:SOM:EN:HTML

·                Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals
and of certain other substances to foods: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:404:SOM:EN:HTML

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Proposed date of adoption: Expected date of adoption is May 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (the provisions shall apply about a month after adoption)

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_4540_01_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_4540_00_e.pdf