EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: DRAFT COMMISSION REGULATION CONCERNING THE COMPULSORY INDICATION ON THE LABELLING OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS PRODUCED FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS OF PARTICULARS OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN DIRECTIVE 79/112/EEC The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.151. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: European Commission. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Foods and food ingredients produced from genetically modified soya and genetically modified maize (various tariff headings). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Regulation Concerning the Compulsory Indication on the Labelling of Certain Foodstuffs Produced from Genetically Modified Organisms of Particulars other than those Provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC (11 pages). 6. Description of content:The draft regulation will apply the labelling rules laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 258/97 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients to foods and food ingredients produced from genetically modified soya and maize authorized under Directive 90/220/EEC. 7. Objective and rationale: To ensure that the same labelling rules apply within the European Union to all foods and food ingredients produced with the aid of genetically modified organisms. Given that these foods are already being placed on the market, measures are urgently necessary to define the labelling requirements for them. 8. Relevant documents: DOC III/5268/97; Regulation (EC) 258/97 O.J. No. L 43, 14 February 1997, p 1. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 31 May 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 3 June 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 23 May 1997. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point or DG III-A-1. (0115)

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