L 307/4 Official Journal of the European Union 18.11.2008 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 2008 concerning a draft Decree from the Czech Republic laying down requirements for food supplements and the enrichment of foodstuffs (notified under document number C(2008) 3963) (Only the Czech text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/864(EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (1), and in particular Articles 11(2)(b) and 12 thereof, Whereas: Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods, in the absence of Community provision, provides for the notification and the assessment of national new provisions concerning, inter alia, the prohi- bition or restriction on the use of certain other substances in the manufacture of specified foods. In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 12 read in conjunction with Article 11(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, the Czech authorities notified the Commission on 30 November 2007 of a draft Decree laying down requirements for food () O] L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 26. supplements and the enrichment of foodstuffs, and in particular Articles 2(3) and 4 as well as the Annexes 4 and 5 thereto. Article 2(3) of the draft Decree establishes by means of Annex 4 thereto a list of other substances in the sense of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, as well as the respective conditions under which these substances may be used in the manufacture of food supplements. Articles 2(3) and 4 of the draft Decree establish by means of Annex 5 thereto a list of plants and other substances that are prohibited in the manufacture of food supplements and foodstuffs in general. In accordance with the provisions of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, the Commission consulted the other Member States via the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. The draft Decree, as it currently stands, does not indicate why the substances contained in Annex 4 have to comply with the thresholds thereof based on public health reasons.