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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/DEU/9
17 June 2003
(03-3208)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Ministry of Consum er protection, Food and Agriculture
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Instant and roasted coffee, dried fruit (not  including grapes);  cereals and cereal
based products intended for human consum ption, not including  durum wheat and
durum-based products;  dietetic foodstuffs for infants and small children
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Member states of the European Community  and third countries exporting products in
question to Germany .
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Ordinance amending the
ordinance laying down maximum levels for mycotoxins in foodstuffs and the ordinance of
dietetic foodstuffs.  (Language:  Germa n.  Summary available in English, 5 pages.)
6. Description of content:  The ordinance amends the ordinance laying down maximum levels
for mycotoxins in foodstuffs and the ordina nce on dietetic foodstuffs lays down maximum
levels for certain mycotoxins (Ochratoxin A,  Deoxynivalenol, Zearal enone, and Fumonisins)
in certain foodstuffs on the basis of recent findings.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ordinance laying
down maximum levels for mycotoxins in foodstuffs of 2 June 1999 (Federal Law Gazette I
p. 1248), available in German with an English summary.
Ordinance of dietetic foodstuffs in the ve rsion published on 25 Augu st 1988 (Federal Law
Gazette I p. 1713), available in German with an English summary.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   September 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   As of publication in  the Official JournalG/SPS/N/DEU/9
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12. Final date for comments:  25 July 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft
Referat 313D-53107 Bonn
Tel. + 49 228 529 4659
Fax: + 49 228 529 4943
E-mail:  313@bmvel.bund.de