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Ref : S/F to EIC 230/2/12

8 July 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 348/2008

European Union (EU)* : Amendments to the Regulation Setting Maximum Levels for Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs

Further to our Commercial Information Circular No. 21/2007 of 9 January 2007, the European Commission (the Commission) has recently adopted a Regulation to amend Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 concerning the maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. Details are set out in the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 629/2008 (the Regulation). The Regulation can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:173:0006:0009:EN:PDF

DETAILS

  1. In order to protect public health, the EU authorities considered necessary to revise/set the maximum levels of lead, cadmium and mercury in certain aquatic species, fungi and food supplements, and to clarify that the maximum level for fruit does not apply to tree nuts. Details are set out in the Annex to the Regulation.

  2. The Regulation shall enter into force on 23 July 2008, but the requirements for food supplements shall only apply from 1 July 2009.

ENQUIRIES

  1. 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

* 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.



Note ：

  • (1) 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.
  • (2) 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.