. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/46 
14 January 2004  
 
(04-0103) 
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:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
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:         
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax:  0032 2 299 57 25, E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   Also notified 
under SPS, document ref.:  G/SPS/N/EEC/225 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Confectionery and 
beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Directive amending Commission Directive 94/54/EC concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of par ticulars other than those provided for in 
European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/13/EC. 
6. Description of content:   Labelling requirements regarding the presence of the concerned 
substance 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The measure aims at informing the consumer about the presence of glycyrrhizinic acid in 
confectionery and beverages, since glycyrrhiz inic acid is likely to have consequences on 
certain consumers’ health. 
8. Relevant documents:   Opinion of the European Scientific Committee on Food 
of 4 April 2003. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 March 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20th day after publication 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after notification G/TBT/N/EEC/46 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, Fax:  0032 2 299 57 25, 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
 
 