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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/101
25 October 2000
(00-4440)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, General Directorate for Health and Consumer
Protection
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).   Food additives other than colours and sweeteners  Regions or countries
likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  EC member States and
countries exporting to the European Communities
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission Directive
amending Commission Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food
additives other than colours and sweeteners (86 pages)
5. Description of content:  This draft sets the technical specification for an important number
of food additives [currently covered by the EP and Council Directive 95/2/EC] taking intoaccount the specifications and analytical tech niques for additives as set out in the Codex
Alimentarius as drafted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
(JECFA).
6. 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   
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Where these exist, the draft is in conformity
with the purity criteria established by international bodies, i.e. JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO
Expert Committee on Food Additives).
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European
Commission Document S ANCO/2622/2000 (Available in all EC languages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of December 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  It is expected to be in force by 31 March 2001.G/SPS/N/EEC/101
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11. Final date for comments:  1 December 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: