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G/SPS/N/FRA/7 
13 May 2004 
 (04-2144) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  FRANCE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, 
Directorate-General of Food and Nutrition, International Sanitary Coordination Division  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products of animal origin  intended for exhibitions/fairs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries marketing the products concerned.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order Laying Down the 
Import Health Requirements for Products of Animal Origin  Intended for Exhibitions/Fairs  
(22 pages, in French). 
6. Description of content:   
 This draft Order lays down the import hea lth requirements for products of animal 
origin  intended for exhibitions/fairs.  
 These products are not intended for marketing or consumption in the European Union. 
The health requirements are established according to  the origin and nature of the  products.  
 This draft Order also harmonizes, and in forms operators of, the health provisions 
applicable to this type of import.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/FRA/7 
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
- Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing 
the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, in particular Article 16.1(e); 
- Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health 
rules governing the production, processing, di stribution and introduc tion of products of 
animal origin for human consumption; 
- Commission Decision 2002/349/EC of 26 April 2002 laying down the list of products to 
be examined at border inspection pos ts under Council Directive 97/78/EC; 
- Order of 5 May 2000, as amended, laying  down detailed rules governing veterinary 
checks on imported products from third countries.  
The European Commission directives and decisi ons are available in all official EU 
languages.  
The Order is available in French.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  May 2004  
12. Final date for comments:  Three months after notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: