RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.201
10July1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1904)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Food Authority
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):
Flavourings andflavour enhancers
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
Explanatory Note -Application A227 (2pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Anapplication toamend theAustralian Food Standards Code to
useneohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) asanartificial flavouring.
7. Objective andrationale: Alignment withcurrent foodtechnology
8. Relevant documents: Australian Food Standards Code, Standard A6-Flavourings and
flavour enhancers
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Recommendation toGovernment by
27October 1995. Entry intoforce tobedecided.
10. Final dateforcomments: Thedomestic closing dateforcomments is2August 1995
however, comments from Members willbeaccepted until8September 1995 ifnotice of
intention tocomment isreceived bythedomestic closing date.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]quoting Application Number A227.