G/SPS/N/EU/195  
 
6 February 2017  
(17-0693) 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 it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fishery products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading p artners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation 
(EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls on fishery products caught by vessels 
flying the flag of a Member State and int roduced into Union after being transferred in 
third countries and establishing a model health certificate for those products (Text with 
EEA relevance) . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 4+4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0674_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0674_01_e.pdf  
6. Descrip tion of content: The notified document establishes a model health certificate to 
be signed by competent authorities in non -EU countries for fishery products originating 
from a vessel flying a flag of a member State of the European Union and unloaded in a 
port of a non -EU country.  
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 internationa l 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 
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 
internation al standard:   G/SPS/N/EU/195  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 2017  
Agency or authority designa ted 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 F roissart 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 b ody:  
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