G/SPS/N/EU/569  
 
3 June 2022  
(22-4260) 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):  Milk and certain dairy 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/854 of 
31 May 2022 amending Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards 
model ani mal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of 
certain products of animal origin (OJ L 150, 1 June 2022, p. 69) (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_3924_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_3924_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_3924_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation clarifies in the relevant model animal 
health/off icial certificates for the entry into the Union of raw milk and certain dairy 
products the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of those products 
when obtained from raw milk of different origins.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food saf ety, [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 Code: 
Chapter 5.10.  
[ ] 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 st andard:   G/SPS/N/EU/569  
 
- 2 - 
 
  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after the 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 
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 
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