G/SPS/N/EU/510  
 
6 October 2021  
(21-7531) 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):  Animals, germinal  products and products of animal origin  
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) 2021/1727 
of 29 September 2021 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 
laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry 
into the Union of animals, ger minal products and products of animal origin is permitted in 
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
(Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of 
pages:  33 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6275_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6275_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6275_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation corrects and amends Regulation (EU) 2021/404 
to address certain inconsistencies between the lists of third countries, territories or zones 
thereof authorised for the entry into the Union under the Animal Health Law, and 
applicable from 21 April 2021, and the lists of third countries authorised for import s into 
the Union laid down in a number of EU legal acts which were repealed as from that date.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territor y 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) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2021) 
and Aquatic 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/510  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 202 1 
[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