WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.72
2 March 1999
(99-0813)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Specific labelling statements
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Explanatory Notes –
Proposal No. P161 (10 pages)
6. Description of content:  This proposal forms part of the review of labelling in the Food
Standards Code.  It assesses the current provisions for specific labelling statements such as
warning statements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Some of
the warning and advisory statements proposed for declaration in food labels are not a
requirement of Codex and may create barriers to trade.
8. Relevant documents:  Australian Food Standards Code
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Recommendation to Government anticipated late 1999.
Proposed date of entry into force:  Entry into force to be confirmed after Government
approval.
10. Final date for comments: The domestic closing date for comments is 31 March 1999
however comments from Members will be accepted until 16 April 1999 if notice of
intention to comment is received by the domestic closing date.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority quoting Proposal P161.  Thisnotification is identical to that notified by New Zealand.
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
PO Box 7186
Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610
AUSTRALIAFax:  +61 2 62712278
Email:  slo@anzfa.gov.au