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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/DEU/7
13 January 2003
(03-0145)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Ministry of Consum er Protection, Food and Agriculture
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Natural mineral waters, spring waters, table waters (CN 2202.10)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Second Ordinance
Amending the Ordinance on Mineral and Table Waters (5 pages)
6. Description of content:  Restriction of activity concentr ation of radium 226 and radium 228
in natural mineral waters, spring waters and ta ble waters with reference to suitability for
making baby food.  Reduction of maximum level of lead in natural mineral waters.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Limitation of the level of lead in the Codex
Standard for Natural Mineral Waters
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ordinance on Mineral
and Table Waters of 1 August 1984
10. Proposed date of adoption:   January 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   After promulgation in Law Gazette
12. Final date for comments:  20 January 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/DEU/7
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection
Food and Agriculture,
Rochusstr. 1
D-53123 BonnTel: 00 49 (0) 228 529 4664
Fax: 00 49 (0) 228 529 4967