G/SPS/N/EU/352  
 
10 October 2019  
(19-6542) 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 and composite products, 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) 2019/1666 of 
24 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European parliament and 
of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of 
consignments of certain goods fr om the border control post of arrival to the establishment 
at the place of destination in the Union (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, 
French and Spanish . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_5558_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_5558_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_5558_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_5558_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  It follows from Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls 
and other offici al 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 con trols at the border control posts.  
Based on Article 77(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 this Delegated Regulation lays down 
rules and conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of goods 
referred to in Article 47(1)(b) of Regulation ( EU) 2017/625 which are intended for placing 
on the market in the Union, where the transport of those goods from the border control 
post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union is required to 
be monitored in accordance with Union legislation.  
The requirements in Regulation replacing existing requirements. There are less strict 
conditions for transport as in existing requirements.  
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/352  
 
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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) : 24 June 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 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 . 
[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 ava ilable) 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