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WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-3§205 |
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2020 |
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Risk assessment |
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3.205. (...) Since 2010, RAPEX also covers professional products and products that pose risks other than those relating to health and safety, such as risks to the environment. (...)
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WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-3§209 |
European Union |
2020 |
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3.209. (...) The EU also submitted one notification under Article 10.7 regarding the Agreement between the EU and Chile on trade in organic products.
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WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-3§210 |
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3.210. During the review period, the TBT Committee received 13 new specific trade concerns regarding measures taken by the EU or its member States: eco-design requirements for electronic displays; chlorothalonil (pesticide active substance); transitional periods for minimum residue limits (MRLs) and international consultations; organic production and labelling - maté (erva-mate); (...) amendments to Directive 2009/28/EC, Renewable Energy Directive; (...)
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Eco
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Organic
Renewable
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WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.21 |
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Table 3.21 Principal SPS legislation, 2019
Legislation: Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
Note: The General Food Law. (...) The amendment of the Law by Regulation (EU) No. 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain, (...)
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Legislation: Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules
Note: (...) The Regulation sets out general rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with rules aiming, in particular, at: (a) preventing, eliminating or reducing to acceptable levels risks to humans and animals, either directly or through the environment; (...)
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S-3§218 |
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2020 |
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3.218. The Commission is responsible for developing draft proposals for implementing acts. (...) In addition, five other committees are also responsible for specific SPS-related issues:
• Regulatory Committee under Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs);
• Regulatory Committee under Directive 2009/41/EC on the contained use of GMOs;
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S-3§219 |
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2020 |
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3.219. The EFSA, established under the General Food Law of 2002, is an independent agency responsible for risk assessment for food and feed safety, nutrition, animal health and welfare, plant protection, and plant health, as well as, through environmental risk assessments, the possible impact of the food chain on biodiversity. (...)
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S-3§223 |
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3.223. No major changes were introduced regarding plants and plant products since the last Review. Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against plant pests extends the definition of pests to include non-parasitic plants that could have a severe economic, social, or environmental impact within the EU. (...)
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S-3§228 |
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3.228. The procedure for approving GMOs has not changed. An application for approval for use of a GMO for food, feed, cultivation, or release on the market for other purposes (e.g. cut flowers) must be made to the competent authority in a member State. (...) Directive (EU) 2015/412 gives member States more flexibility to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO in their territory, either during the authorization procedure, by demanding to exclude their territory from the geographical scope of the application, or, after authorization has been granted, by adopting measures that prohibit or restrict cultivation of specific GMOs. The Commission also proposed a review of the decision-making process on GMOs to allow member States to restrict or prohibit the use, in part or all of their territory, of GM food and feed authorized at EU level for compelling reasons other than the risk to human or animal health or to the environment.
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S-3§229 |
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2020 |
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3.229. As at the end of September 2019, 1 GMO was approved for cultivation (with ongoing procedures for renewal of authorization) and 139 for food and feed uses. In addition, 2 applications (excluding the ongoing renewal) for cultivation and 51 for food and feed uses were pending. Six GMO flowers are also approved for sale in the EU.
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S-3§236 |
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2020 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Agriculture, Other |
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3.236. The 3.3.3.3 Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) allows food and feed authorities of the member States and the Commission to exchange information about measures taken in response to direct and indirect risks to human health from food, and human and animal health and the environment from feed. (...)
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