G/SPS/N/EU/537  
10 January 2022  
(22-0215) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
    NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -General  
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):  Dairy products co ntained in shelf -stable composite products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/7 of 
5 January 2022 amending Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as 
regards the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of dairy products 
contained in shelf -stable composite produc ts (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  
English, Spanish, French . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0246_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0246_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0246_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation amends model private attestation by the 
operator en tering shelf -stable composite products into the Union provided for in Annex V 
to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards treatment 
requirements for the dairy products contained in those composite products. It aligns the 
attestation wit h the amendment to Article 163 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2020/692 introduced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1703.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from ani mal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 8.8. of Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code (2021)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/EU/537  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 January 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu