G/SPS/N/EU/572/Add.1  
 
5 October  2022 
(22-7505) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 4 October 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls as regards the use of 
pharmacologically active substances authorised as veterinary medicinal products or as feed additives 
and of prohibited or unauthorised pharmacologically active substances and residues thereof, on 
specific content of multi-annual national control plans and specific arrangements for their preparation  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/572 (20 June 2022) is now adopted by Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1646 of 23 September 2022 on uniform practical arrangements 
for the performance of official controls as regards the use of pharmacologically active substances 
authorised as veterinary medicinal products or as feed additives and of prohibited or unauthorised 
pharmacologically active substances  and residues thereof, on specific content of multi -annual national 
control plans and specific arrangements for their preparation (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 248, 
26 September 2022, p. 32].  
This Regulation shall apply from 15 December 2022.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6764_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6764_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6764_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a : 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for re ceipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/EU/572/Add.1  
 
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  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  
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  
 
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