G/SPS/N/EU/577  
 
7 July 2022  
(22-5241) 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):  Live animals, products of animal origin, composite products, sprouted 
seeds, intended for human consumption  
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 supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of t he European Parliament and of the Council with regard to 
requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of food -producing animals and 
certain goods intended for human consumption + Annex . Language(s):  English . Number 
of pages:  26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_4557_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_4557_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft lays down the conditions for live animals, products of  
animal origin, composite products and sprouted seeds entering the Union from 
third countries are to respect, to ensure that they comply with the relevant public health 
requirements established by the Union legislation or with requirements recognized to be  
equivalent thereto. The draft merges current provisions in Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2019/625 and Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (residue monitoring 
plan).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant pro tection, 
[ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number  of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
− Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification 
(CXG 20-1995)  
− Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment and Accreditation of Food 
Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CXG 26 -1997)  
− Guidelines for the design and implementation of national regulatory food safety 
assurance programme associated with the use of Veterinary drugs in food 
producing animals (CAC/GL 71 -2009)  G/SPS/N/EU/577  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] 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:  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 of 4 March 2019 supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to 
requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods 
intended for human consumption (OJ L 131, 17 May 2019, p. 18) and Council Directive 
96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof 
in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC 
and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 23 May 1996, p. 10).  
10. Proposed date of a doption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : November 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 September 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number a nd 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