G/SPS/N/EU/40  
 
8 March 2013  
(13-1289)  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 Consumers 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):  Bovine carcases (HS Code: 020110) 
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 Regulation (EU) No 101/2013 of 
4 February 2013 concerning the use of lactic acid to reduce microbiological surface contamination on bovine carcases"  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1061_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1061_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1061_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The use of lactic acid to reduce microbiological surface 
contamination on bovine carcases or half carcases or quarters. 
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.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal 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:      G/SPS/N/EU/40 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 February 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  5 February 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 
[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 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu