G/SPS/N/EU/541  
20 January 2022  
(22-0421) 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):  Hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs of ratites 
and racing pigeons immediately released after entry into the EU.  
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) 2022/37 of 
12 January 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model 
animal health certificates and model animal health/official certif icates, for the entry into 
the Union and movements between Member States of consignments of certain species 
and categories of poultry and captive birds and germinal products thereof (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English, Spanish, French . Number of pages:  34 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0503_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0503_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EU/22_0503_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation amends two existing import certificates 
(hatching e ggs of poultry other than ratites and hatching eggs of ratites). The amendment 
provides flexibility for the competent authority of the exporting country as regards the 
moment when the clinical inspection of the flock of origin must take place prior to the 
loading of the hatching eggs for dispatch to the EU.  
The Regulation also provides for a new certificate for racing pigeons immediately released 
after entry into the EU. This new certificate facilitates the import of these type of captive 
birds when they ar e going to be immediately released after the entry into the EU.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/541  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code: Chapter 10.4, Chapter 10.5; Chapter 10.7 and 
Chapter 10.9  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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) : 12 January 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 January 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/y y): This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[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 av ailable) 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