. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NZL/16 
23 March 2004 
 (04-1281) 
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:   NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Food Standards Aust ralia New Zealand 
PO Box 10559 
Wellington 6036 NEW ZEALAND 
Fax:  + 64 4 473 9855 
E-mail:  info@foodstandards.govt.nz
 
 
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 feat ures or characteristics, which raise safety 
concerns, undergo a risk-based safety assessment be fore 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. 
8. Relevant documents:   Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  (English) G/TBT/N/NZL/16 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  Notification to Government an ticipated 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 
available from the Food Standards Australia New Ze aland website: 
www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelopment .   
 