G/SPS/N/EU/484  
 
26 April 2021  
(21-3508) 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):  Food of animal or igin, live animals  
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) 2021/617 
of 14 April 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/2235 and 
(EU) 2020/2236 as regards model animal health certificates and animal health/official 
certificates for the entry into the Union of certa in aquatic animals and products of animal 
origin (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number 
of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2937_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2937_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2937_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to adopt, 
by wa y of implementing acts, model official certificates which accompany animals and 
goods entering the Union, and rules for the issuance of such certificates. Regulation 
(EU) 2016/429 empowers the Commission to lay down, by way of implementing acts, 
rules conc erning animal health provisions to be contained in those official certificates.  
The purpose of this Regulation is to amend certain certificates of Implementing 
Regulations (EU) 2020/2235 and (EU) 2020/2236 in order to ensure coherence between 
public and an imal health requirements for the entry into the Union of certain live aquatic 
animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance 
with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.  
This Regulation clarifies certain provisions related to publi c health and animal health 
requirements in order to align with the already applicable Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/484  
 
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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) :  
[ ] 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 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) : 14 April 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 April 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Three  days from date of publication . 
[ ] 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 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 F roissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu