G/SPS/N/EU/65  
 
13 January 2014  
(14-0129)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Codes: ex 07049090, 070810, 070820, 0709, 
07093000, 070960, 070990, 07102, 071022, 071080, 071339, 080510, ex 08054000, 
080620, 0810, 081110, 0902, 090420, 090810, 091050, 110630, 12024100, 12024200, 
1207, 121190, ex 19021100, ex 19021910, ex 19021990, ex 19022010, ex 19022030, ex 19022091, ex 19022099, ex 19023010, 20081110, 20081191, 20081196, 20081198, 
200899 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, 
Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 
1355/2013 of 17 December 2013 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 
implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin  Language(s): English, French and Spanish  Number of 
pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_0126_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_0126_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_0126_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Regulation reviews the list of  imports of feed and food of 
non-animal origin, which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The 
changes concern the removal from the list of hazelnuts from Azerbaijan, mace, ginger 
and curcuma from India, mace from Indonesi a and brassica vegetables from Thailand. 
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/65 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation 
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on impo rts of certain feed and food of non-animal 
origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25 July 2009, p. 11). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 December 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2014 
[ ] 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 hand le 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 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-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