Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 155, after the table belonging to point 3 of the Additional note 1 to Chapter 30, a new point 4 with the following text is inserted:

‘4.

Recommended daily allowance (RDA) for adults with a weight of 70 kg, on essential amino acids, according to the joint WHO/FAO/UNU expert Consultation 2007.

Essential Amino Acid	RDA (mg)
Histidine	700
Isoleucine	1 400
Leucine	2 730
Lysine	2 100
Methionine + Cysteine	1 050
Cysteine	287
Methionine	728
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine	1 750
Threonine	1 050
Tryptophan	280
Valine	1 820

Recommended daily allowance (RDA) for adults with a weight of 70 kg, on essential fatty acids, according to the joint WHO/FAO/UNU expert Consultation 2007.

Types of essential fatty acids	Name of essential fatty acid	RDA (g)
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	linolenic acid (ALA)	2
long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	EPA plus DHA	0,25
n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids	linoleic acid	10’

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).