G/SPS/N/EU/439  
 
19 October 2020  
(20-7222) 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):  Aquatic animals a nd certain products of animal origin from aquatic 
animals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union Member States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/990 of 
28 April 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council as regards animal health and certification  requirements for movements 
within the Union of aquatic animals and products of animal origin from aquatic animals . 
Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . Number of pages:  22 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6211_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6211_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6211_00_s.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 movements 
of aquatic animals and certain products from aquatic animals, within the EU. In that 
regard, it lays down the rules concerning:  
1. the obligations on operators, including transp orters, for the transport of aquatic 
animals;  
2. supplementary animal health requirements for movements of aquatic animals 
intended for specific uses or purposes, including certification and notification 
requirements;  
3. the production, processing and distributi on of products of animal origin from 
aquaculture animals, other than live aquaculture animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/439  
 
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  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 Hea lth (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code, principles 
of chapters 5.5 and 5.6.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 April 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 July 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2020 - Date of application: 21 April 2021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry 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