Notifications for European Union (1104 notifications)
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/263 (17 July 2018) was adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/38 of 10 January 2019 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for iprodione in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 9, 11 January 2019, p. 94]. This Regulation shall apply from 31 July 2019.
Considering the potential significant health risk posed by the possible presence of Salmonella in reptile meat, a food safety criterion should be laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2017/2005 for reptile meat. This food safety criterion should oblige food business operators to take measures at previous stages of reptile neat production contributing to the reduction of the presence of all serotypes of Salmonella with public health significance.
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 in Article 5 and Annex II establishes a harmonised list of transmissible animal diseases ('listed diseases') which pose a risk to animal or public health in the Union. Those listed diseases require different management approaches, set out in Article 9 of the basic regulation, which depend on the seriousness of their impact on public or animal health, economy, society or the environment. The basic regulation sets out predefined criteria for the categorisation of listed disease in order to lay down which listed diseases are to be subject to which management measures. This Commission Implementing Regulation assigns the above referred categories of measures to listed diseases, based on pre-set criteria. In addition, the rules for the prevention and control of a specific transmissible animal disease should apply to species of animals, which can transmit the disease in question, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 8 of the basic regulation. This implementing regulation assigns to each listed disease a list of such animal species to which the measures for specific listed diseases will apply in the Union ('listed species'). The date of application of this Regulation is 21 April 2021.
The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of the three substances as feed additives in the category of "nutritional additive" subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases ('Animal Health Law') establishes a single harmonised list of transmissible animal diseases ('listed diseases') which pose a risk to animal or public health in the Union and which are relevant for the Union intervention. This list comprises of five diseases set out in Article 5(1) of this Regulation, and diseases set out in its Annex II, which is amended by the notified Regulation.The list of animal diseases was reviewed by the Commission based on set criteria pre-determined in the basic regulation relevant to protect animal and public health in the Union. The notified Regulation (EU) 2018/1629 amends that Annex II accordingly, by using the mentioned pre-set criteria. The list has been developed following a comprehensive science based preparatory work, largely based on the scientific opinions provided for this purpose by EFSA. The list of animal diseases in this regulation takes account of the OIE international standards and is created with a view to focus the Union intervention to the diseases for which harmonised measures need to be taken at the Union level. The management of diseases listed by the OIE but not listed in Regulation (EU) 2018/1629 will not be managed at EU level but could be managed by the EU member States at national level. The date of application of this Regulation is 21 April 2021.
The measure concerns the change of specifications of the novel food ingredient lipid extract from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba
The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of the substance as a feed additive in the category of "sensory additive" subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
The measure concerns an extension of use of a novel food Allanblackia seed oil to an additional food category (mixtures of vegetable oils and milk) and to increase the maximum use levels of Allanblackia seed oil for food categories already authorised by Decision 2008/559/EC. The measure also concerns change of the specification of Allanblackia seed oil.
The measure concerns an extension of use of a novel food Schizochytrium sp. oil in additional food category (fruit and vegetable purees).
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/264 (19 July 2018) was adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/91 of 18 January 2019 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for buprofezin, diflubenzuron, ethoxysulfuron, ioxynil, molinate, picoxystrobin and tepraloxydim in or on certain products [OJ L 22, 24 January 2019, p. 74].This Regulation shall apply from 13 August 2019.
The proposed draft Regulation concerns the setting of MRLs for chlorate in or on certain food commodities. The document is at the stage of the feedback mechanism of the EU decision-making process. WTO Members are invited to provide comments already during this process, until 18 February 2019, via the following link:https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2019-334046_enFollowing the completion of the feedback process, the proposed draft Regulation will continue its way through the EU decision-making process and, in due course, will be notified again to WTO Members for comments according to the usual WTO/SPS procedures.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on Official Controls (OCR) establishes a harmonised legislative framework for the organisation and performance of official controls and other official activities to verify compliance with Union agri-food chain legislation. This includes rules for official controls performed on animals and goods that must be subject to official controls at border control posts when entering the Union from third countries.Among those rules, there is the obligation for Member States to designate border control posts, provided that those border control posts comply with certain requirements, and to withdraw in full or in part the designation where those requirements are no longer met.This Commission Delegated Regulation is based on the empowerments set out in Articles 62(3), 64(2) and 64(5) of the OCR, which give powers to the Commission to adopt delegated acts to specify the cases where and the conditions under which certain derogations and exemptions from border control posts requirements can be granted for their designation.
The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of the substance as a feed additive in the category of "nutritional additives" and "sensory additives" subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
The legislative measure modified the conditions of authorisation of the preparations subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of the substance as a feed additive in the category of "nutritional additives" subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of the substance as a feed additive in the category of "technological additives" subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of the substance as a feed additive in the category of "nutritional additives" subsequent to the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
This Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls.The changes to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 concern:- The listing of aubergines from the Dominican Republic, beans from Kenya, peppers (other than sweet) from Uganda, black pepper from Brazil, sweet peppers from China and sesamum seeds from Ethiopia;- The de-listing of pineapples from Benin;- The increase in the frequency of identity and physical controls to be performed on consignments of sweet peppers and peppers (other than sweet) from Egypt and Sri Lanka, peppers (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan and hazelnuts from Georgia;- The modification of the scope of the existing entry concerning hazelnuts from Georgia to include flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts and hazelnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved.This Regulation also amends Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 to provide that:- The reporting obligations for a specific reporting period shall be deemed to be satisfied where member States have registered in TRACES the common entry documents issued by their respective competent authorities in accordance with this Regulation during the corresponding reporting period;- The transitional period during which the minimum requirements for the DPEs may be progressively implemented and identity and physical checks may be carried out at control points other than DPEs is extended to 13 December 2019.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for Union rules on categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions for the wine sector and empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts setting out the technical details on these matters in particular on authorised oenological, practices, products and processes for all the categories of wine products.The purpose of this delegated act is therefore to supplement Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards rules that are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market for grapevine products. In particular, it sets out the legal framework for the oenological practices and compounds that are authorised for the production of all the categories of grapevine products listed in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.The delegated act provides derogations to the acceptable limits for sulphur dioxides and volatile acidity.The delegated act clarifies and simplifies the existing provisions. It also increases consistency between this regulation and the international code of oenological practices (OIV code) as regards Annex IA to this regulation.The Delegated act repeals and replaces Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (OJ L 193 24 July 2009, p. 1).