RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.36
29February 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0754)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2): Belgium
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofPublic Health
Food Inspectorate
Vésale
B-1010 Brussels
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Teats andpacifiers
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Royal Order onthe
Marketing ofTeats andPacifiers forBabies andInfants
6. Description ofcontent: The Draft establishes aceiling forthemigration of
2-mercaptobenzothiazole anditssodium salt; itrequires adequate information forusers
inlabelling andcommunication ofthecomposition ofthesaid products tothe
administration.
7. Objective andrationale: 2-mercaptobenzothiazole isasubstance usedinmanufacturing
rubber teats, which issuspected ofbeing carcinogenic. Thescientific authorities
consulted, including theEUScientific Committee onFood, consider thatthemigration
ofthissubstance should notexceed amaximum of0.05mg/kg. Thepurpose ofthe
measure istoprotect thehealth ofbabies andinfants.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: CIBELNOR