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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/4
30
November 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 456/2007
European
Union (EU)* : Amendments to the Directive on Labelling
of Foodstuffs
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 27/2007 of 11 January 2007, the European Commission
(the Commission) has adopted a Directive to amend Annex IIIa to the
Directive 2000/13/EC concerning the labelling of foodstuff. Details
are set out in Commission Directive 2007/68/EC (the Directive). The
Directive can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_310/l_31020071128en00110014.pdf
DETAILS
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Annex IIIa to
Directive 2000/13/EC establishes a list of food ingredients which
must be indicated on the label of foodstuffs as they are likely to
cause adverse reactions in susceptible individuals. However, according
to the recent scientific findings, certain ingredients or substances
derived from the ingredients listed in Annex IIIa are not likely,
under specific circumstances, to cause adverse reactions. In this
regard, Annex IIIa is amended by the Directive accordingly.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Cyrus NG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United
Kingdom.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin
enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through
their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has
now been extended to the lodgement of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global
e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
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While
every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information,
the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be
held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
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The
biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information
on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations.
The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be
accessed through
http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.
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