COMMENTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION REGARDING NOTIFICATION
G/TBT/N/CHN/1164
REGISTRATION REGULATION FOR FOOD FOR SPECIAL MEDICAL PURPOSE
The European Union (EU) would like to thank the Chinese
authorities for providing the opportunity to comment on the draft "Registration
Regulation for Food for Special Medical Purpose" notified on 7 January 2016.
The EU shares the aims of the notified draft to ensure
the safety of Food for Special Medical Purpose (FSMP) and agrees that, in this
regard, the principles of scientific basis, impartiality, fairness and justice
mentioned in the notified draft are essential.
Having examined the notified draft, the EU considers
that, without modification, a number of its provisions could be more
trade-restrictive than necessary to achieve those aims, and consequently would
like to share with China the following concerns:
1. Application for
registration