G/SPS/N/EU/278  
 
12 October 2018  
(18-6345) Page: 1/3 
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 item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Products of animal origin intended for human consumption  
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: Draft Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
with regard to conditions to be respected by consignments of certain animals and goods 
intended for human consumption entering the Union (Text with EEA relevance); Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulat ion (EU) establishing lists of third countries or regions 
thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods 
intended for human consumption and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 
as regards these lists (Text w ith EEA relevance) with Annexes; Draft Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) laying down model official certificates for certain animals 
and goods in accordance with Article 90 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and  amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as 
regards model certificates (Text with EEA relevance) with Annexes . Language(s): 
English.  Number of pages: 22, 14 + 9 (annexes) and 16 + 81 (annexes)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5354_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/E EC/18_5354_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5354_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5354_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_5354_04_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The three draft Regulations lay down import conditions, mainly 
for products of animal origin intended for human consumption. They replace the current 
import conditions of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 which will be repealed.  
The draft Delegated Regulation indicates for which food listing of the country of origin, 
listing of the establishment and/or certification is required for entry into the European 
Union . It also sets the conditions for such listings.  
The draft Implementing Regulation (EU) establishing lists of third countries or regions 
thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods 
intended for human consumption and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 
as regards these lists lays down the list of countries authorised to enter specific food into 
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  The draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) laying down model official 
certificates for certain animals and goods in accordance with Article 90 of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards model certificates lays down the 
model health certificates to be  used to enter specific food into the European Union . 
The draft Regulations intend to provide continuity of the current import conditions in 
Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 but extend the list of food of animal origin subject to these 
harmonised EU import cond itions with insects, reptile meat and composite products.  
The three texts are notified together because they are linked to each other and references 
are made to all texts.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protectio n, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/GL 20 -1995 and 38 -2001 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapters 5.1, 5.2 and 5.10  
[ ] 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: 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, available in all the official 
languages of the European Union.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Spring 2019.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Spring 2019.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the  date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 December 2018  
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 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/278  
 
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  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 -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