G/SPS/N/EU/277/Add.1  
 
13 June 2019  
(19-4042) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 June 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products  of animal origin 
intended for human consumption, specific rules for the performance of official controls on the 
production of meat and for production and relaying areas of live bivalve molluscs  
The proposals notified in G/SPS/N/EU/277 (12 October 2018) w ere adopted as:  
1. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform 
practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin 
intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as 
regards official controls (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L  131, 17 May 2019, p. 51.  
This Regulation shall apply from 14 December 2019.  
2. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 of 8 February 2019 concerning specific rules 
for the performance of official controls on the production of meat and for production and relaying 
areas of live bivalve molluscs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L  131, 17 May 2019, p. 1].  
This Regulation shall apply from 14 December 2019.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3407_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3407_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3407_00_s.pdf  
https://me mbers.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3407_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3407_01_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3407_01_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  G/SPS/N/EU/277/Add.1  
 
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agenc y 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 Interna tional Relations  
Rue Froissart 101, B -1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
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) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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