G/SPS/N/EU/482  
 
21 April 2021  
(21-3428) 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):  Composite product s 
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 (EU) 2021/630 of 
16 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards certain categories of goods exempted from official controls 
at border control posts and amend ing Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2908_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2908_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2908_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of 
the C ouncil on Official Controls ('Official Controls Regulation') establishes the framework 
for official controls and other official activities to verify the correct application of Union 
agri-food chain legislation. This includes official controls performed on animals and goods 
entering the Union from third countries. Article 48(h) of the Official Controls Regulation 
provides that certain categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1)  of the 
same Regulation coming from third countries may be exempt ed from official controls at 
border control posts. According to Article 77(1)(k) of the Official Controls Regulation, 
arrangements for specific official controls may be laid down in delegated acts for those 
animals and goods exempted from official controls  at border control posts.  
The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down cases and conditions under which certain 
lower risk shelf -stable composite products not containing processed meat are exempted 
from official controls at border control posts. EU member  states' competent authorities 
should perform official controls on such composite products regularly, on a risk basis and 
with appropriate frequency, at the place of destination, the point of release for free 
circulation in the Union, or the warehouses or the premises of the operator responsible 
for the consignment.  
The Regulation establishes a new list of certain shelf -stable composite products not 
containing processed meat exempted from official controls at border control posts and 
lays down rules concern ing official controls on those products.  G/SPS/N/EU/482  
 
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  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.   
8. Is there a releva nt 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  
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) : 16 February 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 April 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Twenty days from date of publication, and date of application: 
21 April 2021  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The act provides list of composite products exempted 
from offi cial controls at border control posts.  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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