Notifications for European Union (1104 notifications)

The notified document establishes a model health certificate to be signed by competent authorities in non-EU countries for fishery products originating from a vessel flying a flag of a member State of the European Union and unloaded in a port of a non-EU country.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of 25 substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, Maximum Residues Level are recommended only for allyl isothiocyanate and 2-methylpropane-1-thiol.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of one substance as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" following the re-evaluation carried out by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) according to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level is recommended.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of three substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level recommended.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of two substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" following the re-evaluation carried out by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) according to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level recommended.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of six substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" following the re-evaluation carried out by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level recommended.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of three substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level recommended.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of 21 substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level recommended.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/44 (21 May 2013) was adopted as Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC [OJ L 317 of 23 November 2016, pp. 4-104]. This Regulation applies since 13 December 2016. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0546_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0546_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0546_00_s.pdf

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of ten substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established, no Maximum Residues Level recommended.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of 75 substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to re-evaluation by EFSA ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Maximum recommended contents and transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established.

The legislative measure authorises the commercialisation of 28 substances as feed additives in the category of "sensory additives" subsequent to the re-evaluation by EFSA ex Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. Maximum recommended contents and transitional measures for exhaustion of stocks are established.

The text of the Regulation lowering the MRL for tricyclazole on rice is added as an addendum to the notification. This document describes the proposed transitional measures for rice grown in or before 2016. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0532_00_e.pdf

The draft Regulation relates to a technical update of the requirements for analysing dioxins and PCBs in feed taking into account developments of technical and scientific knowledge and experiences gained in with the application of the current analytical requirements.

The draft Regulation relates to a technical update of the requirements for analysing dioxins and PCBs in food taking into account developments of technical and scientific knowledge and experiences gained in with the application of the current analytical requirements.

The Union list of flavourings and source materials is laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/3008. The Union list was established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012. This list will be amended by the notified measure. This amendment concerns the modification of the conditions of use of the twenty flavouring substances mentioned in the annex of the measure. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluated the genotoxicity of these substances taking into account the data on the following two substances selected as representative of the group, hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal (FL-no: 05.057), and deca-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal (FL-no: 05.140) in its scientific opinion of 26 March 2014. Overall, EFSA concluded that the safety concern regarding genotoxicity cannot be ruled out for both representative substances of the group and that this conclusion is likewise applicable to the other substances of this FGE group 203. The current measure concerns a modification of the conditions of use of the abovementioned substances of group FGE.203 to prevent the further extension of their uses to other food categories where currently there is no use and to more closely reflect the current real uses in the food categories specified by establishing maximum levels for the food categories where they are used in order to contain the consumer exposure to these substances. The measure takes into account the current uses reported by industry and therefore it is unlikely that international trade in foods containing these flavourings, flavourings or mixtures of flavourings containing these flavourings will be affected. Nevertheless, transitional measures will apply for products en route to the European Union and here will be a period of 20 days after the publication before entry into force. EFSA will evaluate further data on the genotoxicity of these substances. However, it is anticipated that the complete evaluation of first the genotoxicity and subsequently, if appropriate, the complete evaluation of each of the twenty substances will take well beyond a year. Therefore, it is appropriate to adopt this measure at this stage. The provisions of Article 15 g of Regulation 1334/2008 on flavourings will also be applicable to these flavourings as it is the case for all flavourings with maximum levels in foods. The draft measure has been the object of a public request for comments under the Better Regulation approach established by the Commission. The operators have had therefore additional time to consider any adjustment in their practices if necessary before the measure enters into force. Any follow-up measure regarding these substances will also be notified under this mechanism.

These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed maximum residue levels for Dimethoate and omethoate in or on certain products in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Higher MRLs are set to accommodate new uses in the European Union and in third countries which export those commodities to the European Union. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limit of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorized any more in the European Union or for which there is not enough data for an MRL to be set.

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 concern (i) the listing of the following items: groundnuts and derived products from Bolivia, Plurinational State of; pineapples from Benin; table grapes from Egypt; pomegranates from Turkey; sesamum seeds, aubergines and Ethiopian eggplant from Uganda; and (ii) the modification of the control frequency for the following items: pistachios from the United States of America, pitahaya (dragon fruit) from Viet Nam and lemons from Turkey.

These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substances acrinathrin, metalaxyl and thiabendazole. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limit of determinations and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union or for which a human health concern may not be excluded. The residue definitions of the substances have also been updated.

These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products in Annexe V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. In view of the non-approval of the active substance tricyclazole in the European Union, the MRLs for this substance are lowered to the limit of determination.