G/SPS/N/EU/540  
20 January 2022  
(22-0416) 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):  Fresh meat, meat preparations, meat products, casings, gelatine 
and collagen and material for their production of bovine, ovine and caprine origin; certain 
live aquatic animals and products thereof; milk and dairy products, honey and other 
apiculture products; and composit e products 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/36 of 
11 January 2022 amending Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as 
regards model certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain live 
aquatic animals and products of anim al origin (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  
English, Spanish, French . Number of pages:  56 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0501_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0501_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0501_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation reflects in the relevant health certificates 
specif ic BSE -related import requirements laid down by Commission Regulation 2021/1176 
of 16 July 2021; clarifies that the exemption to use attestations set out in Part II.2 of 
Chapters 28 and 31 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 applies to products of 
animal origin that enter the Union ‘ready for direct human consumption, without 
undergoing further processing in the Union', and by defining ‘further processing'; 
improves the guarantees regarding the authenticity of honey entering the Union by 
aligning the EU import requirements with those set by Council Directive 2001/110/EC; 
and corrects some inconsistencies between the wording in certain model official 
certificates and model animal health/official certificates for entry into the Union of 
consignments of c ertain live aquatic animals and products of animal origin and provisions 
of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692.  
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/540  
 
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  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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code: Chapter 5.10; Aquatic Animal Health Code: 
Chapter 5.11.  
[ ] 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 January 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 January 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/y y): This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
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 av ailable) 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