G/SPS/N/EU/485  
 
26 April 2021  
(21-3524) 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, composite products, live animals, sprouts for 
human consumption and seeds for producing sprouts for human consumption, germinal 
products aquatic animals and products thereof  
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) 2021/619 
of 15 April 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/2235, (EU) 2020/2236 
and (EU) 2021/403 as regards transitional provisions for the use of animal health 
certificates, animal health/official certificates and official certificates (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2938_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2938_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2938_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Regulation is to facilitate the transition t o 
the use of the new animal health certificates and animal health/official certificates for 
movements of consignments within the Union and between Member States and in the 
interest of legal certainty, clarify transitional provisions during transitional per iod for 
certificates for entry into the Union.  
The act does not change transitional requirements for consignments entering the Union 
established but provide more clarity for transitional provisions.  
The date of application of this Regulation is 21  April 2021. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, ide ntify 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) : 15 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) : Third day from date of publication . 
[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