BELGIUM: DRAFT ROYAL DECREE CONCERNING THE MANUFACTURE AND MARKETING OF FOOD PRODUCTS WHICH EITHER CONSIST OF OR CONTAIN PLANTS OR PLANT-BASED PREPARATIONS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.399. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: BELGIUM. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Public Health, Inspectorate of Foodstuffs, State Administrative Centre, Esplanade, Boulevard Pacheco 19, Bte 5, 1010 Brussels. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 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): Food products which consist of or contain plants or plant-based preparations. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Royal Decree Concerning the Manufacture and Marketing of Food Products which either Consist of or Contain Plants or Plant-Based Preparations. 6. Description of content: Prohibition of various toxic plants which may not be used as or in food products (List 1); Compilation of a positive list of edible mushrooms (List 2); Regulation of various plants which, if marketed in the form of predetermined doses, are subject to prior notification (List 3). 7. Objective and rationale: See 6. 8. Relevant documents: Law of 24 January 1977 on the protection of consumers' health, part concerning food products and other products, particularly Article 2 and Articles 7, Section 1 and 18, as amended by the laws of 22 March 1989 and 12 January 1994. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 60 days; Proposed date of entry into force: 60 days. 10. Final date for comments: Not listed. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point or address and telefax number of other body: CIBELNOR. (0241)

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