G/SPS/N/EU/210  
 
2 June 2017  
(17-2960) 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 ite m number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS C ode 2301 (flours, meals and pellets, of meat or 
meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, unfit for 
human consumption; greaves)  
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) 2017/893 amending 
Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council and Annexes X, XIV and XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as 
regards the provisions on processed animal protein.  Language(s): English, French, 
Spanish . Number of pages: 25 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2552_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2552_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/ EEC/17_2552_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The text authorises the use on the EU territory of processed 
animal protein (PAP) derived from insects in feed for aquaculture animals and lays down 
certain conditions for the production and import of such insect PAP and products 
containing insect PAP, including a health certificate to be used for import into the 
EU territory.  
The text facilitates trade since it authorises the use on the EU territory of insect PAP in 
feed for aquaculture, which was previousl y prohibited.  
In addition, the text includes other amendments, including amendments to 
EU conditions for the production, transport and storage on the EU territory of ruminant 
PAP, as well as non -ruminant PAP and compound feed containing non -ruminant PAP, 
destined for export from the EU territory.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/EU/210  
 
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  8. Is there a relev ant international 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, ch apter 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 th e 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: EFSA 
Scientific opinion on a risk profile related to production and consumption of insects as 
food and feed, adopted on 5 October 2015: (available in Engl ish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 May 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2017 (most), some on 1 January 2018 
[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 Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98 090 
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 body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilat eral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu