G/SPS/N/EU/717  
14 February 2024  
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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):  Certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal 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) 2024/351 of 
17 January 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 202 1/403 as regards model 
animal health certificates, model animal health/official certificates, model declarations and 
model official declarations for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain 
categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products  thereof (OJ L 2024/351, 9 February 
2024) . Language(s):  Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, 
Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, 
Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian, Sloveni an, Spanish, Swedish . Number of 
pages:  600 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/351/oj  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation amends model certificates and model 
declarations for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial 
animal and germinal products thereof in order to reflect new EU animal health 
requirements, update references to new EU legislation regarding residues requirements for 
the entry into the Union of animals, and clarify and make consistent the wording of certain 
requirements, notes and footnotes.  
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.   
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Co de: 
Chapter 5.10  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/717  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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) : 17 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 29 February 2024  
[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 A4-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
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 A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu