G/SPS/N/EU/401/Add.1  
 
7 January 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 6 January 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official 
certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain 
categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/401 (28 July 2020) was adopted as Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations 
(EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Counci l as regards model 
animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for 
the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of 
animals and goods, official certi fication regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) 
No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC 
and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 442, 
30 December 2020, p.1].  
This Regulation shall apply from 21 April 2021.  
The text of the legislation  is available in English, French and Spanish: https://eu r-lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32020R2235&qid=1609929445609 . 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of conten t 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 receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced fin al 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/401/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: + (322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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