WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/149/Add.5
23 December 2003
(03-6728)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 19 December 2003, is being circulated at the request of
the Delegation of the European Communities.
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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for food or  feed use, products that contain or comprise
genetically modified organisms and food and feed products produced from genetically modified
organisms
In notice G/SPS/N/EEC/149/Add.3 (19 November 2003) the European Communities
informed of the adoption of Regulation EC (No) 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council on genetically modified food and feed ;  this regulation is applicable as from 18 April 2004,
although for its full legal operability, is dependent upon the provisions of " Regulation (EC)
No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the traceability and
labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced
from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC " notified in
G/SPS/N/EEC/150/Add.3 (19 November 2003).
Now, in order to help trade operators in the task of preparing applications and the European
Food Safety Authority in the task of evaluating such applications, the Commission notifies hereby
document SANCO/2003/05304 " Draft Commission Regulation on detailed rules for the
implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as
regards the preparation and the presentation of the application for the authorisation of newgenetically modified food and feed, the notification of existing products and adventitious or
technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a
favourable risk evaluation " (20 pages available in all community languages ).
Although no commenting period applies to th ese implementing measures, the Commission
will examine any comment submitted within 30 days from the date of notification.
The notified document can be obtained from the EC Enquiry Point.
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