./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.309
26 June 1998
(98-2571)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission
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):  Food and food ingredients
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
1.  COMMON POSITION (EC) No 46/97 Adopted by the Council on 27 October 1997 with
a View to Adopting Directive 97/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…
on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States Concerning Foods and Food
Ingredients Treated with Ionizing Radiation (8 pages, English)
2.  COMMON POSITION (EC) No 47/97 Adopted by the Council on 27 October 1997 with
a View to Adopting Directive 97/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…
on the Establishment of a Community List of Foods and Food Ingredients Treated withIonizing Radiation (2 pages, English)
6. Description of content: 1. - laying down the rules to be observed by irradiation units
(standard, inspection, records, radiation sources etc);- defining the conditions for
authorising foodstuff irradiation (purposes, wholesomeness of food, reasonable need for
treatment)
- establishing procedures for authorisation of treatment with ionising radiation and the
marketing and import of foods treated (doses and sources of radiation, inspections, labelling
etc.)
2. establishing a Community list of food and food ingredients authorised for ionizing
radiation treatment
(Implementation of COMMON POSITION (EC) No 46/97 adopted by the Council on
27 October 1997 with a view to adopting Directive 97/…/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of… on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning
foods and food ingredients treated with ionizing radiation)G/TBT/Notif.98.309
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Harmonization of EC legislation
8. Relevant documents: 1.  Common Position (E C) No 46/97 and 2.  Common Position (EC)
No 47/97, published in the Official Journal of EC N°C 389 of  22.12.1997
9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  EC WTO-TB T Enquiry Point, DG III-A-1