./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.198
22 April 1999
(99-1649)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority
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):  Provisions for gluten free
and low gluten foods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Explanatory Notes –
Proposal P176 (8 pages)
6. Description of content:  A proposal to revise current Australian and New Zealand
regulations for gluten free and low gluten foods in order to develop a joint AustraliaNew Zealand food standard for foods represented as gluten free.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer health and safety
8. Relevant documents:  Australian Food Standards Code  and New Zealand Food Regulations
9. Proposed date of adoption: Recommendation to Government anticipated late 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  Entry into force to be confirmed after Governmentapproval.
10. Final date for comments:  The domestic closing date for comments is 5 May 1999 however
comments from members will be accepted until 24 May 1999 if notice of intention to
comment is received by the domestic closing date.G/TBT/Notif.99.198
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority quoting Proposal No. P176
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
PO Box 7186Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610
Australia
Fax:  61 62 712278
E-mail:  slo@anzfa.gov.au
Note: This matter is also being notified by New Zealand.  Texts requested under either
Notification will be identical.