G/SPS/N/EU/331  
 
12 July 2019  
(19-4656) 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 anima l origin, composite products, germinal products, 
animal by -products, derived products and hay and straw  
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 Implementing Regulation establishing the 
model official certificate and rules for issuing official certificates for goods which are 
delivered to vessels leaving the Union and intended for ship supply or consumption bu 
the crew and passengers, o r oi NATO or a United States' military base (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3938_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3938_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of co ntent:  It follows from Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls 
and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, 
animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, that certain 
categories of a nimals and goods coming from third countries must be subject to specific 
official controls at the border control posts.  
The draft Delegated Regulation on establishing specific rules for official controls at the 
border control posts on the transhipment, tra nsit and onward transportation of animals 
and goods based on Article 51(1) and 77(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires that 
certain consignments delivered to vessels leaving the Union to NATO or US military base, 
shall be accompanied by an official c ertificate.  
Therefore, based on Articles 77(3)(a) and 90(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 this draft 
Delegated Regulation lays down:  
− establish the model of certificate accompanying consignments of products of animal 
origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and 
composite products from third countries which are delivered to vessels leaving the 
Union or to NATO or Unites States' military bases;  
− rules for issuing official certificate.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/331  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Aliment arius 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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) : Foreseen 31 October 2019.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen 31 October 2019.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union. Date of application : 14 December 2019.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 2019  
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. Addre ss, 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