G/SPS/N/EU/509  
 
27 September 2021  
(21-7181) Page: 1/3 
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):  Products of anima l origin  
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 Delegated Regulation amending Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2019/625 as regards combined nomenclature and harmonised system 
codes, import conditions of certain composite products, amending Delegated Regulation 
(EU) 2019/2122 as regards certain pet birds exempted from official controls at border 
control posts and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as regards requirements 
for composite products exempted from official controls at border control posts (Text with 
EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English. Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_6114_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The revision has the main purpose to align the import conditions 
for shelf -stable composite products containing colostrum -based products, to the 
requirements proposed in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 on animal 
health grounds, considering t he animal health risks related to those processed products of 
animal origin and the absence of effective treatments to mitigate them. Therefore, shelf -
stable composite products containing colostrum -based products shall no longer benefit 
from the possibilit y to be accompanied by a private attestation, and will have to be 
officially certified.  
The opportunity is taken:  
− to correct some structural and writing errors in some articles that might create 
unintentional confusion as regards the combined nomenclature and harmonised system 
codes of the products covered by the import conditions;  
− to include a CN code for pollen flour which represents a residue risk and should only be 
imported in accordance with the import conditions for other apiculture products; it also  
includes a CN code for Vitamin D3 derived from lanolin to ensure imports can continue 
under the relevant import conditions;  
− to amend Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 in respect of the provisions for pet 
birds to make minor updates to certain reference s to acts mentioned in that Delegated 
Regulation;  
− to provide new legal references in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as a 
consequence of changes in Article 12(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 and to 
clarify that only shelf -stable composite produ cts not containing colostrum -based 
products or any processed meat other than gelatine, collagen or highly refined 
products may be exempted from official controls at border control posts.  G/SPS/N/EU/509  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
− Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification 
(CXG 20-1995)  
− Guidelines for Food import Control Systems (CXG 47 -2003)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[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:   
− Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625. Latest consolidated version, 
available in all languages of the European Union at https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02019R0625 -20210428&qid=1630592751223  
− Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122. Available in all languages of the 
European  Union  at https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R2122&qid=1630592866985  
− Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630. Latest consolidated version, 
available in all languages of the European Union at https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0630&qid=1630592927115   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1st quarter 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1st quarter 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 202 1 
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  G/SPS/N/EU/509  
 
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  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