. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/AUS/28 
10 March 2004  
 
(04-1055) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:    
Food Standards Australia New Zealand 
PO Box 7186 
Canberra BC  ACT  2610 AUSTRALIA Fax:  (+61) 2 62712278    Email :  info@foodstandards.gov.au
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  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):   Foods/processed foods 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Assessment for 
Application A505 – Diacylglycer ol (93 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   FSANZ has received an Application to amend the Australia New 
Zealand Food Standards Code  to approve the use of diacylglycerol oil as Novel Food 
ingredient in various food applications. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
Novel Foods are required to undergo a pre-market assessment of their safety, to ensure that 
non-traditional foods that have features or ch aracteristics, which raise safety concerns, 
undergo a risk-based safety assessment before they are offered for retail for direct 
consumption in Australia and New Zealand. 
 All applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  must 
be assessed in the context of the following obj ectives:  (a) the protection of public health 
and safety;  (b) the provision of adequate info rmation relating to food to enable consumers 
to make informed choices;  and (c) the prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct. 
 If application A505 is approved the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  
will be amended to allow the use of diacylgly cerol oil in various food applications for 
human consumption, in Australia and New Zealand. G/TBT/N/AUS/28 
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8. Relevant documents:   Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  (English) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Notification to Government anticipated July 2004  with 
adoption (gazettal) to follow, pending Government consideration  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of Gazettal  pending Government consideration 
10. Final date for comments:   9 May 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Documents are av ailable from the Food Standards Au stralia New Zeal and website:  
www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelopment .   
 