Normativa UE
Ene. 14, 2011UE: restringen uso de bisfenol A en botellas plásticas para alimentación infantil
| World Trade
Organization |
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| G/SPS/N/EEC/392
5 January 2011 |
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| (11-0011) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
| 1. | Notifying Member: European Union
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumers Directorate-General Directorate E – Safety of the Food Chain |
| 3. | 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): Plastic infant feeding bottles (HS Code 3924.90; ICS Code 67.250 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs) |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 2002/72/EC as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles Language: English Number of pages: 7
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/EEC/10_4801_00_e.pdf |
| 6. | Description of content: The proposed Directive is amending Directive 2002/72/EC as regards the use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles following the notification of national bans by Denmark and France as set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 935/2004. The Directive will suspend the manufacture and placing on the market of plastic infant feeding bottles containing Bisphenol A. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | 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: |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Further to Document SANCO 2010 12642, information relevant to this proposal can be found on the website of DG Health and Consumers at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/foodcontact/index_en.htm When adopted it will be published at the Official Journal available at: |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): February 2011
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): February 2011 |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): On the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 6 March 2011
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 Consumers, Unit D3 – International questions (multilateral) Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel.: +(322) 29 68185/59922 Fax: +(322) 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
| 13. | Texts 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 Consumers, Unit D3 – International questions (multilateral) Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel.: +(322) 29 68185/59922 Fax: +(322) 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |