G/SPS/N/EU/543  
 
7 February 2022  
(22-0876) 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):  All food  
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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 
supplementing Regulation (EU) 20 17/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
by laying down rules for the performance of official controls as regards contaminants in 
food (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  4+4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_1364_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_1364_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Official controls must be performed by the competent 
authorities  regularly, on a risk basis and with appropriate frequency. This delegated 
Regulation provides additional requirements based on Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625 to those laid down in implementing Regulation SANTE 11186 -2018. 
This delegated act set s out specific requirements regarding the content of the national 
control plans for contaminants, such as sampling frequency, range of samples and stage 
of production, processing and distribution where the samples are to be taken and criteria 
to be taken i nto account for the design of the control plans.  
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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/EU/543  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it de viates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) on uniform practical arrangements for the 
performance of official controls as regards contaminants in food, on specific additional 
content of multi -annual national control plans and specific additional arrangements for 
their preparation . (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated April 2022.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Estimated June 2022.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 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) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 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: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu