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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

18 April 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 282/2012

European Union (EU)* : Regulation on the Addition of Vitamins and Minerals and of Certain Other Substances to Foods

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 40/2007 of 15 January 2007, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation establishing the implementing rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. Details are set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 307/2012 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:102:0002:0004:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.Under Article 8 of the Regulation No 1925/2006, to initiate the procedure to prohibit, restrict or place under Union scrutiny a substance other than vitamins or minerals, or an ingredient containing a substance other than vitamins or minerals that is added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods, certain conditions should be met and uniform rules should be established for checking that these conditions are met. In order to set out the implementing rules for the application of Regulation No. 1925/2006, the Regulation No. 307/2012 was established with details stated in its Articles 1-6. The Regulation shall enter into force on 2 May 2012. 

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Anita WONG)

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.