WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/51
8January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0036)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forAgriculture and
rural development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
- groundnuts, nuts, dried fruitandprocessed products thereof;
- cereals andprocessed products thereof;
- milkandmilkproducts
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Regulation
amending Commission Regulation No.194/97 of31January 1997 setting maximum
levels forcertain contaminants infoodstuffs (4pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Fixing ofmaximum limits foraflatoxin B1andtotalaflatoxin in
groundnuts, nuts, dried fruit, cereals, milkandprocessed products thereof.
6. Objective andrationale: Public health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: VI/1669/97 -Rev.6
willbepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption March 1998
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 20daysafterpublication intheOfficial Journal
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11. Final date forcomments: 15February 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: