WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.107
3April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1380)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NEW ZEALAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Australia NewZealand Food Authority
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Sports foods
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
Explanatory Notes -Proposal P92(35pages, English)
6. Description ofcontent: Aproposal toregulate thecomposition andlabelling of
supplementary sports foods specifically formulated toassist sports people inachieving
nutritional orperformance goals.
Food forsaleinNew Zealand must comply with either theAustralian Food
Standards Code ortheNewZealand Food Regulations. These transitional arrangements
willcontinue untilthejointAustralia-New Zealand Food Standards Code isadopted.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer health andsafety
8. Relevant documents: Australian Food Standards Code
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Recommendation toGovernment anticipated by
mid-July 1997.
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Anticipated towards theendof1997 with an
appropriate lead-in period.
10. Final dateforcomments: Thedomestic closing dateforcomments is30April 1997.
However comments from WTO Members willbeaccepted until30May1997 ifnotice
ofintention tocomment isreceived bythedomestic closing date.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Australia New Zealand Food Authority, POBox7186, Canberra Mail Centre
ACT 2610, Australia. Fax: +6162712278. Email: slo@anzfa.gov.au