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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/119
3 April 2001
(01-1661)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, General Directorate for Health and Consumer
Protection
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Ratites for breeding and production, hatching eggs and day-old chicks of
ratites   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cy prus, Czech Republic, Hung ary, Israel, Namibia,
New Zealand, Poland, Romania,  Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland,
Tunisia, United States of America, Zimbabwe
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Laying down animal health
conditions and veterinary certification for imports of live ratites and hatching eggs thereof
from third countries including animal health measures to be applied after such importation
and amending Commission Deci sion 95/233/EC drawing up a list of third countries from
which the member States authorize imports of live poultry and hatching eggs.
5. Description of content:
Consignments of ratites for breeding and production, hatching eggs and day-old chicks of
ratites from countries referred too in paragraph 3 of this notification, and intended to the
European Communities must come from establishments which have been approved by the
competent authority and must meet the Animal health conditions set in the following model
animal health certificates.
Breeding or productive ratites : Model A if originating from countries free from avian
influenza (AI) and Newcastle disease (ND).  Model B if originating from countries free
from AI and not free from ND.
Hatching eggs of ratites  Model C if originating from countries free from AI and ND.
Model D if originating from countries free from AI and not free from ND.
Day-old chicks of ratites : Model E if originating from countries free from AI and ND;
Model F  if originating from countries free from AI and not free from ND.
Slaughter ratites:  Model G if originating from countries free from AI and ND; Model H  if
originating from countries free from AI and not free from ND.
Specific after-import conditions are also established.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This decision conforms the requirement of the
OIE International Animal health Code, Chapter 2.1.14 (Highly pathogenic avian influenza)
and Chapter 2.1.15 (Newcastle disease)
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European
Commission Document SANC O/3650/2000 Rev. 8 (Available in all EC languages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  End October 2001
11. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of notification
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: EEC legislation is
available in Eur- Lex  [http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/]