G/SPS/N/EU/359  
 
12 December 2019  
(19-8552) 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):  Animals, germinal  products, products of animal origin and composite 
products, plants, plant products and other objects, animal by -products and derived 
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:  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2074 of 
23 September 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards rules on specific official controls on consignments of certain 
animals and goods originatin g from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry 
by a third country . Language(s):  English, Spanish, French . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_7069_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_7069_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_7069_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  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 animals and goods coming from third countries must be subject to specific 
official controls at the border control posts.  
Based on Articles 77(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 this draft Delegated Regulation 
lays down:  
the rules for the performance of specific official controls at border control posts on 
consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1)(a), (b) 
and (c) of regulation (EU) 2017/625 originating from and returning to the Union following 
refusal of entry by thi rd country, additional rules on specific official control on 
consignments of products of animal origin and composite products. The requirements in 
Regulation replacing existing requirements. There are less strict conditions for transport 
as in existing req uirements and it is relevant to the animals and goods of the Union origin.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/359  
 
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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 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) : 23 September 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days from date of publication, and date of application: 
14 December 20 19. 
[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 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) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
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) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu