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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/133
3 August 2001
(01-3864)
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).  Live bovine animals (CN 0102);  bovine embryos and ova; fresh bovine meat
(CN 0201, CN 0202);  fresh ovine and caprine meat (CN 0204);  minced meat of bovine,
ovine and caprine origin (CN 020230, 02042300, 020443, 020450 or in preparations under
CN position 1606);  raw material for the manuf acture of animal feedingstuffs (CN 0210.90);
bones (CN 05606) and bone products;  bovine cas ings (CN 05040000) and products that may
contain them;  rendered fats of bovine, ovine and caprine origin (CN 1502, 506 1518);  meat
preparations – including meat extracts - of bovine, ovine and caprine origin (CN 1601 and
1602), including food preparati on containing meat (CN position 1902);  gravies ("greaves")
for human consumption of bovine, ovine a nd caprine origin (CN 2301.00.00);  pet-food (CN
2309);  processed animal protein circula ting under CN 02109090 and 2301) and gelatine (CN
3503)  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
EC Member States and third countries trading with the European Communities
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1326/2001 laying down transitional measures to permit the change-over to the
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) 999/2001 laying down rules
for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies, and amending Annexes VII and XI of that Regulation.
5. Description of content:  The regulation notified hereby amends the provisions of
Regulation (EC) 999/2001 (see notification G/SPS/N/EEC/72) laying down rules for the
prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.  It
notably introduces transitional measures compatible with existing legislation concerning :
• Council Decision  2000/766/EC (Emergency measures, notification G/SPS/N/EEC/ 108)
concerning certain protection measures with regard to transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies and the feeding of animal protein, whose period of application isextended by an as yet undefined period;  and
• Commission Decision 2001/ 9/EC (Emergency measures notification G/SPS/EEC/112)
concerning control measures  required for the implementation of Council Decision
2000/766/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to transmissible
spongiform encephalopathies and th e feeding of animal protein.
The major changes concern: eradication measures within the European Communities,
transitional measures regarding removal of Specified Risk Material (SRM) within the
European Communities, and import conditions for certain ruminant products and for livebovines, pending classification of countries under Regulation (EC) 999/2001.G/SPS/N/EEC/133
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6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
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 regulation conforms the guidelines set in
Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal health Code (IAHC) established by the Office
Internationale des Epizooties  (OIE).  The measures are transitional, pending a classification
of countries will follow exactly the IAHC guidelines.  The measures exceed the IAHC on
tallow, list of SRM, mechanically recove red meat and stunning/slaughter methods in
accordance with the opinions of the EU Scientific steering Committee (see reference in
paragraph 12).
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal of
the European Communities L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 60 (Available in all EC languages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  New provisions apply only from 1 October 2001.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments are welcomed at any time.
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:  The Official
Journal is available at :  http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html .
The SSC Opinions for Geographic BSE Risk classification of countries, SRM list, the safety
of tallow, mechanically recovered meat and stunning/slaughter methods can be downloaded
from http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/outcome_en.html .