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Commercial Information Circulars

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

30 October 2003

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 265/2003

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

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 72/2001 of 28 March 2001, the European Commission has adopted an amendment to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 to lay down the maximum levels for patulin allowed in certain foodstuffs including fruit juices, solid apple products and baby food. The maximum levels will apply with effect from 1 November 2003. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1425/2003, a copy of which is attached (pdf format) to this circular for reference.

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  2. For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Sandra SOU)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* : The EU Member States are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



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