G/SPS/N/ESP/5  
12 February  2018 
(18-0946) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : SPAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente  
(Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment)  
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) : Live animals (H S code 01.06 ; ICS numbers 13.020.99 and 
65.020.030)  
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 : Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen los 
requisitos sanitarios y de protección del medio natural para la importación de animales de 
especies para las que no exista normativa armonizada de la Unión Europea  (Draft Order 
establishing health and natural environment protec tion requirements governing the 
importation of animal species not subject to harmonized European Union regulations) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 10 
6. Description of content : The notified Order establishes requirements for the importation 
of live  animals not subject to harmonized European Union regulations and having Spain as 
their final destination, including invasive species.  
Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 1 3 July 1 992 laying down animal health requirements 
governing trade in and imports into th e Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos 
not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred 
to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC , establishes a series of health provisions 
applicable to imports of such produ cts into the European Union.  
Law No. 42/2007 of 1 3 December  on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, amended by Law 
No. 33/2015 of 2 1 September , stipulates under Article 54.2 that the general State 
administration shall prohibit the importation or introduction  of allochthonous species or 
sub-species that could potentially compete with indigenous wild species, alter their genetic 
purity or affect ecological balances.  
In this context, it is necessary to adopt regulations governing the implementation of 
appropriat e animal health and environmental protection requirements for the importation 
into Spain of live animal species not subject to harmonized European Union regulations.  G/SPS/N/ESP/5  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 5.1, 5.3 and 5.7 and Title 8 of 
the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, and Chapters 5.1, 5.3, 5.9, 8, 9, 10 an d 11 of 
the Aquatic Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it d eviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 http://www.mapama.gob.es/es/ganaderia/participacion -
publica/Proyecto_RD_RequisitosImportacionAnimalesNoArmoniz ados.aspx  
 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE -A-1994-22802   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 Januar y 2018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 2 January 2 018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 13 April 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente  (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Fisheries, Food and the Environment)  
Dirección general de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria (Directorate -General of Agrarian 
Health)  
C/ Almagro, 33, 28071, Madrid  
Tel.: (+34) 913475042  
Fax: (+34) 91347 8248  
Email : Bzn-dgspa@map ama.es  
Website: http://www.mapama.gob.es/es/ganaderia/participacion -
publica/Proyecto_RD_RequisitosImportacio nAnimalesNoArmonizados.aspx