G/SPS/N/EU/535  
 
5 January 2022  
(22-0005) 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):  Feed of farmed an imals (HS Code: 230990)  
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:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the methods of analysis 
for the detection of constituents of terrestrial invertebrates for the official control of feed 
(Text with EEA Relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EU/21_8005_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EU/21_8005_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Under regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the 
prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, 
the use of  processed animal protein (PAP) derived from insects is authorised in feed for 
aquaculture, for pig and for poultry, but not in feed for other farmed animals.  
The present Regulation updates Annex VI of Regulation 152/2009 laying down the 
methods of analysi s for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official 
control of feed, as regards the methods of analysis for the detection of constituents of 
terrestrial invertebrates for the official control of feed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/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) : Terrestrial OIE Code, Chapter 6.4. The 
control of hazards of animal health and public health importance in animal feed  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/EU/535  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, descr ibe, 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) : Estimated 31 March 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated 8 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 April 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2022  
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