G/SPS/N/EU/554  
 
14 April 2022  
(22-3102) 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):  Products of animal origin, animal by -products and composite 
products  
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 amending 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 as regards the lists of products of animal origin, 
animal by -products and composite products subject to official controls at border control 
posts (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  61 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2847_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2847_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls  
on the agri -food chain, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish 
lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by -products and 
derived products, composite products, hay and straw that are subject to official controls at 
the border control posts. The lists have been established by way of Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632.  
The objective of this draft Implementing Regulation is to include certain products of animal 
origin and composite products int o the list of goods subject to official controls at border 
control posts. The scope of import controls of animal by -products has been revised. Since 
Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 
have been amended by C ommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1832, 
corresponding changes have been introduced in this Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/554  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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) : June 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : The third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilita ting measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 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