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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

3 July 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 503/2012

European Union (EU)* : Common Authorisation Procedure for Food Enzymes 

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 169/2011 dated 16 March 2011, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation to amend Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 concerning the specific data required for risk assessment of food enzymes. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 562/2012, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:168:0021:0023:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 establishes a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings. Taking into account the opinions of the Scientific Committee on Food and the European Food Safety Authority with respect to the data requirements for the evaluation of food enzyme applications, Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 should therefore be amended. For details of the amendments, please refer to Article 1 of this Regulation. The Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 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.