G/SPS/N/EU/164  
 
2 May 2016  
(16-2447)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live poultry (HS Codes: 0105 and 010639 (excluding 
ratites)), hatching eggs (HS Code: 0407) 
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) 2015/2258 of 4 December 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards 
imports and transit of single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than 
ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof  Language(s): English, French and 
Spanish  Number of pages: 33 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1775_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1775_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1775_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Animal health rules and certification requirements for imports 
of poultry in small quantities. Less stringent requirements than the existing for 
commercial poultry are laid down. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 10.4. (Articles 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 
10.4.3., 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.7, 10.4.8, 10.4.10, 10.4.11 and 10.4.27-29). Chapter 10.9. (Articles 10.9.1, 10.9.2, 10.9.3, 10.9.4, 10.9.6, 10.9.8)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/EU/164 
 
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  [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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2015 
[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 hand le 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 Notifi cation 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