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15 March 2021  
(21-2097) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -
General  
3. 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):  Infant formulae m arketed as powder, processed cereal -based foods 
and baby foods for infants and young children, foods for special medical purposes 
intended for infants and young children marketed as powder, drinks for infants and young 
children labelled and sold as such, o ffal, wild fungi, fresh turmeric, fresh ginger, wine, 
aromatised wine, aromatised wine -based drinks and aromatised wine -product cocktails, 
liqueur wine made from grapes, dried spices, salt  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending 
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foods (Text 
with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3+3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_1885_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_1885_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation lowers existing maximum levels for lead 
or establishes new maximum levels for cadmium in infant formulae marketed as powder, 
processed cereal -based foods and baby foods for infants and young children, foods for 
special medical purposes intended for infants and young children marketed as powder, 
drinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such, offal, wild fungi, fresh 
turmeric, fresh ginger, wine, aromatised wine, aromatised wine -based drinks and 
aromatised wine -product cocktails, liqueur wine made from grapes, dried spices, salt.  
7. 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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify t he standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxins in Food and Feed (CXC 1995)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/465  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  On the basis of a risk assessment of the European Food Safety 
Authority the exposure of EU consumers to lead should be lowered. On the ba sis of the 
available occurrence data in the European Union, there is margin to lower the MLs for 
cadmium in certain commodities. This measure is considered necessary to ensure a high 
level of human health protection.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated June 2021.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated June 2021.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union. Foodstuffs listed in the Annex to this Regulation that were lawfully placed on the 
market before the date of entry into force may continue to be market ed until six months 
after the date of entry into force.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2021  
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 D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissar t 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. 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: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 