G/SPS/N/EU/232  
 
3 January 2018  
(18-0002) 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): HS Code(s): ex 07049090, ex 07081000, ex 07082000, 07093000, 
ex 07094000, 07096010, ex 07096099, ex 0709 9990, ex 07102200, 07108051, 
ex 07108059, ex 07108095, 08022100, 08022200, 08025100, 08025200, 08043000, 
08055010, 080620, 08101000, ex 08109020, ex 0810 9075, 08112031, ex 08112011, 
ex 08112019, 08131000, 0902, 090 42110, 09042190, 09042200, ex 11063090, 
12024100, 12024200, 12074090, ex 12077000, ex 1 2119086, 15111090, 15119011, 
ex 15119019, 15119099, 20081110, 20081191, 20081196, 20081198, 20081913, 
20081993, 20085061, ex 20089999  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Benin; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; Cambodia; 
China; Dominican Republic; Egypt; The Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; India; Iran; 
Kenya; Madagascar;  Nigeria; Pakistan; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Thailand; Turkey; Uganda; United States of America; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2298 
of 12 December 2017 amending  Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation 
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased 
level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non -animal origin (Text with 
EEA relevance) . Lang uage(s): English.  Number of pages: 7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_5677_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_5677_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_5677_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of 
non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The change s 
concern: (i) the listing of the following items: peppers (other than sweet) ( Capsicum  spp.) 
from India, Pakistan, Thailand and Viet Nam and roasted pistachios from the United 
States; (ii) the de -listing of the following items: table grapes from Egypt and  aubergines 
(Solanum melongena ) from Thailand.  
This Regulation also amends Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 to provide that the derogation 
from checks at the designated point of entry referred to in Article 9 thereof may be 
established in respect of existing entries in the list and not only in respect of new entries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/EU/232  
 
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  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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Anim al Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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 Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) 
No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level 
of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non -animal origin and amending 
Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25 July 2009, p. 11)  
10. Proposed date of adop tion (dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 December 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2018  
[ ] 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