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Notifying Member: European Union
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate-General
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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food additives (HS Code: 67.220.20)
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or countries:
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Title of the notified document: Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2015/463 of 19 March 2015 amending Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specifications for Polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) (Text with EEA relevance) Language(s): English, Spanish, French Number of pages: 2
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Description of content: Amendment of the description of the solubility of the food additive polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) in ethanol (≥ 99.8 %) to practically insoluble or insoluble.
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 19 March 2015
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 20 March 2015
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 9 April 2015
[X] Trade facilitating measure
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:
European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations
Rue Froissart 101
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu
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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:
European Commission
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations
Rue Froissart 101
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu
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