G/SPS/N/EU/145  
 
1 October 2015  
(15-5096)  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, Directorate-General for Health and Food 
Safety  
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): HS Code(s): 03. All aquatic animals included in the 
scope of Directive 2006/88/EC and susceptible to the non-exotic diseases listed in Part II 
of Annex IV to that Directive. 
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 Decision (EU) 2015/1554 
of 11 September 2015 laying down rules for application of Directive 2006/88/EC as 
regards requirements for surveillance and diagnostic methods  Language(s): English, 
French and Spanish  Number of pages: 62 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_3889_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_3889_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_3889_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Decision lays down rules for the following: 
a. the surveillance, buffer zones, sampling and diagnostic methods to be used by 
member States in connection with the disease free status of the member State or 
zones or compartments thereof for the non-exotic aquatic animal diseases listed in Part II to Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC ("listed diseases"); 
b. the diagnostic methods to be used for laboratory examinations in case of the 
suspicion or confirmation of the presence of listed diseases; and 
c. the minimum control measures to be applied in the event of the suspicion or 
confirmation of a listed disease in a member State, zone or compartment not 
declared free of  that disease. 
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/145 
 
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  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)  OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code - 
Chapters no: 9.6, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.9, 11.3 and 11.4. and OIE Manual of 
Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals - Chapters no: 2.2.5, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 
2.3.9, 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[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) : 11 September 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : In line with G/SPS/7/Rev.3 point 13, the measure 
complies with an international standard and thus does not need to provide the 60 days 
comment period. 
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 G6-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 G6-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