WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.286
16 June 1999
(99-2437)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN UNION
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 shall be
indicated if different from above:   European Commission, TBT Enquiry Point,
DG III-B/4
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 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):   Agricultural products
and foodstuffs from organic production, in particular mushroom production
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission
Regulation Amending Annex I of Council  Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on Organic
Production of Agricultural Products and I ndications Referring thereto on Agricultural
Products and Foodstuffs (doc. 6756/VI/98 rev 8.4)
6. Description of content:   Establish the technical conditions for producing organic
mushroom growing on substrates.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This amendment is necessary to prevent deceptive practices, in particular to consumers in
the trade of organic products.
8. Relevant documents:   Doc. 6756/VI/98 rev. 8.4
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:  October 1998
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from this notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   DG III-A-1