WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.511
23 October 1998
(98-4121)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Claims about food
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Supplementary
Explanatory Notes – Proposal P169 (16 pages)
6. Description of content:  This Proposal forms part of the review of labelling in the Food
Standards Code.  It assesses the current provisions which regulate claims made about food.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  A
regulation to prohibit false, misleading or deceptive representations on food labels.
8. Relevant documents:  Australian Food Standards Code
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Recommendation to Government anticipated by early 1999.
Proposed date of entry into force:  Entry into force to be confirmed after Government
approval.
10. Final date for comments:  The domestic closing date for comments is 30 November 1998
however comments from Members will be accepted until 16 December if notice of intention
to comment is received by the domestic closing date.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority quoting Proposal P169.  This
notification is identical to that notified by New Zealand.
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
PO Box 7186
Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610
AUSTRALIA
Fax:  + 61 2 62712278