EUROPEAN COMMISSION

HEALTH & CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN AND ANIMAL HEALTHSection General Food Law

MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011

AGENDA

SECTION A Information and/or discussion

The documents under Section A will not be distributed at the meeting. Les documents correspondant à la section A ne seront pas distribués pendant la réunion.

1. Exchange of views of the Committee on a request by Germany to apply the procedure under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 to a list of botanical substances

2. Exchange of views of the Committee on a Dutch Notification (2011/052/NL) under Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods on rules for the approval of a food choice logo (CD)

3. Exchange of views of the Committee on an Italian notification (2011/152/I) of a draft Ministerial Decree on the use of herbal substances and preparations in food supplements (MH)

4. Exchange of views of the Committee on a Belgian Notification (2010/249/B) of a draft decree modifying Royal Decree of 29 August 1997 on the manufacture and trade of food consisting of or containing plant or plant preparations (MH)

SECTION B Draft presented for an opinion

5. Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Decision concerning the draft Decree regulating the exemption from stunning provided for in the slaughter of animals in religious rites and the identification of these meats intended for human consumption (Article 19 of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) (SANCO/10415/2011) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure) (MH)

SECTION C Draft presented for discussion

The documents under Section C will not be distributed at the meeting. Les documents correspondants à la section C ne seront pas distribués pendant la réunion.

6. Exchange of views of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation authorising and refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, referring to the reduction of disease risk (Art. 14(1) of Regulation (EC) N° 1924/2006) (SANCO/11113/2011) (Regulatory procedure with scrutiny of the European Parliament and of the Council) (CA)

7. Exchange of views of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (Art.13(5) of Regulation (EC) N° 1924/2006) (SANCO/11114/2011) (Regulatory procedure with scrutiny of the European Parliament and of the Council) (CA)

Miscellaneous / Divers

Mr. E. PoudeletDirector