G/TBT/N/ESP/37  
6 February 2018  
(18-0819) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : SPAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente  
(Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección G eneral de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria (Directorate -General of Agrarian 
Health ) 
Tel.: (+34) 91347 5042  
Fax: (+34) 91347 8248  
Bzn-dgspa@mapama.es  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Live 
animals (HS code 01.06)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
orden por la que se establecen los requisitos sanitarios y de protección del medio natural  
para la importación de animales de especies para las que no exista normativa armonizada 
de la unión europea  (Draft Order establishing health and natural environment protection 
requirements governing the importation of animal species not subject to  harmonized 
European Union regulations) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Order  establishes requirements for the importation 
of live animals not subject to  harmonized European Union regulations  and having Spain as 
their final destination , including invasive species.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 1 3 July 1 992 laying down animal health 
requirements governing trade in and imports into the Com munity of animals, semen, ova 
and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community 
rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC contains a number of health 
provisions applicable to such imports into the European  Union.  
Royal Decree No. 1881/1994 of 1 6 September  laying down health requirements governing 
intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of animals, semen, ova and 
embryos not subject to the provisions of  Annex A (I) to Royal Decree No. 1316/ 1992 of 
30 October  transposes Directive 92/65/EEC into Spanish law.  
Article 17 of Royal Decree No. 1881/1 994 of 1 6 September  establishes health 
requirements governing the importation of animals, semen, ova and embryos from third 
countries into Spain.  G/TBT/N/ESP/37  
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  The fourth additional provision of Royal Decree No. 1881/1994 stipulates that, until 
implementing rules for  Article 17 are established, Spanish regulations shall continue to 
apply to imports from third countries in cases where no  European Union requirements 
exist, for example  in the case  of animal species not subject to specific health requirements  
(health certification -related or otherwise)  for entry into  the European Union customs 
territory . 
Furthermore, Law No. 42/2007 of 1 3 December  on Natura l Heritage and Biodiversity, 
amended by Law No. 33/2015 of 2 1 September , stipulates under Article 54.2 that the 
general State administration shall prohibit the importation or introduction of allochthonous 
species or sub -species that could potentially  compe te with indigenous wild species, alter  
their genetic purity or affec t ecological balances.  
In this context, it is necessary to adopt regulations  governing the implementation of  
appropriate animal health and environ mental protection requirements  for the imp ortation 
into Spain of live animal species not subject to  harmonized European Union regulations . 
8. Relevant documents:  http://www.mapama.gob.es/es/ganaderia/participacion -
publica/Proyecto_RD_RequisitosImportacionAnimalesNoArmonizados.aspx  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 31 December 2 017 
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 January 2 018 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days  from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
http://www.mapama.gob.es/es/ganaderia/participacion -
publica/Proyecto_RD_RequisitosImportacionAnimalesNoArmonizados.aspx