G/SPS/N/EU/409  
31 August 2020  
(20-5926) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Terrestrial anima ls, aquatic animals germinal products, products of 
animal origin and animal by -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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 
17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases 
(Text w ith EEA Relevance) . Language(s): English, French, Spanish . 
Number of pages:  76 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_5011_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_5011_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_5011_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation supplements rules that are already laid 
down in the EU Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) 2016/429) concerning the prevention 
and control of certain listed diseases in the EU. The rules laid down in this Regulation 
(Regulation (EU) 2020/687) set out disease control measures, which will apply in the 
Union in case of outbreaks of animal diseases with serious effects on the livestock. This 
Regulation is largely 'taking over' rules currently laid down in existing Union acts 
establishing the disease control measures in the event of such animal disease s occurring 
in the EU. It incorporates new available scientific knowledge, based on the opinions from 
EFSA, gained experience and updates the conditions in line with the new EU animal health 
policy framework and international standards. In that regard it l ays down the rules for 
certain animal diseases as regards:  
(a) disease control measures in the event of suspicion and official confirmation of a 
disease in kept terrestrial and aquaculture animals in the EU;  
(b) the establishment of restricted zones in the  event of official confirmation of a disease 
in kept animals in the EU;  
(c) disease control measures and the repopulation of the restricted zones in the event of 
official confirmation of a disease in the EU;  
(d) disease control measures in the event of sus picion and official confirmation of a 
disease in wild terrestrial and aquatic animals in the EU;  G/SPS/N/EU/409  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territ ory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   
9. 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) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(2019), General principles: Chapter 4.1., Articles 4.4.3 to 4.4.7 and 4.13.2; and 
OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code (2019), General principles: Chapter 4.6, Articles 
4.1.3 and 4.7.4.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conventio n (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and l anguage(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
23 June 2020  / 21 April 2021;  
Date of adoption: 17/12/2019; Date of publication: 03/06/2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu