AUSTRALIA: ARTIFICIAL SWEETENING SUBSTANCES The following notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification G/95.117 dated 3 May 1995. 1. Member to agreement notifying: Australia. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: National Food Authority. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): artificial sweetening substances. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Explanatory Notes - Application A219 (2 pages). 6. Description of content: an application to amend the Ausralian Food Standards Code to remove a labelling requirement warning. 7. Objective and rationale: consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Australian Food Standards Code Standard A8 - Artificial Sweetening Substances. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: recommended to government by 14 June 1995. Entry into force to be decided. 10. Final date for comments: the domestic closing date for comments is 24 May 1994, however, comments from members will be accepted until 8 June if notice of intention to comment is received by the domestic closing date. (138)

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