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9 November 2020  
(20-7972) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 5 November 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Union . 
 
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Maximum levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traditionally smoked meat and smoked 
meat products and traditionally smoked fish and smoked fishery products and maximum level of PAHs 
in powders of food of plant origin used for the preparation of beverages  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/340 (7 August 2019) was adopted as Commission Regulation 
(EU) 2020/1255 of 7 September 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum 
levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traditionally smoked meat and smoked meat 
products and traditionally smoked fish and smoked fishery products and establishing a maximum 
level of PAHs in powders of food of plant origin used for the preparation of beverages (Text with EEA 
relevance) [OJ L 293, 8 September 2020, p.1].  
This Regulation  entered into force on 28 September 2020.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6810_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6810_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/20 20/SPS/EEC/20_6810_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period  provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/EU/340/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. A ddress, 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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
 
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