NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2): 
2. Agency responsible: 
European Commission
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: 
European Commission,
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/en/
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and Bananas 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules concerning checks on conformity to marketing standards for the fruit and vegetables sector, certain processed fruit and vegetable products and the bananas sector; (9 page(s), in English), (12 page(s), in English)
6. Description of content: The implementing act supplements Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 by merging and amending rules on the control of marketing standards currently contained in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/1999.
Control of the quality requirements; Control of the labelling
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The purpose of this implementing act is to (i) harmonise the rules regarding the control of the marketing standards for the fruit and vegetable sector and the bananas sector, (ii) align to the empowerments of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which are based on the legal framework for empowerments introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon.Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment
8. Relevant documents: 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 of 19 December 2011 laying down marketing standards for bananas, rules on the verification of compliance with those marketing standards and requirements for notifications in the banana sector
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 August 2023
Proposed date of entry into force: Twenty day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (estimate: 30/11/2023). The proposed date of application is 01/01/2025.
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
European Con,ommissi
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/en/
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9271_00_e.pdf
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9271_01_e.pdf