Trade and Industry Department Commercial Information Circular No. 498/2010

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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

3 November 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 498/2010

European Union (EU)* : Control on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 481/2010 of 22 October 2010, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Directive amending European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC which lays down a list of food additives that may be used and the conditions of use, taking into account of technical developments in the field of food additives. Details are set out in Commission Directive 2010/69/EU, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:279:0022:0031:EN:PDF

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Peggy LEUNG)

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.

Electronic services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd runs services for all the above documents. Brio Electronic Commerce Ltd provides services for Cargo Manifests and Certificate of Origin. Global e-Trading Services Ltd provides services for Cargo Manifests.
Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:

Brio Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2111 1288)
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel: 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2599 1700)

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.
Note 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.