G/SPS/N/DNK/6  
10 January 2022  
(22-0244) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  DENMARK  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry for Food, Agriculture and 
Fisheries  
2. Agency responsible:  Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA)  
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):  Live animals (HS Code: 01), Anim al husbandry and Breeding 
(ICS Code: 65.020.30)  
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:  Lov om ændring af lov om aflivning af og midlertidigt 
forbud mod hold af mink . Language(s): Danish . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/DNK/22_0289_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/DNK/22_0289_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/DNK/22_0289_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The law concerns the continuation of a temporary ban on 
keeping mink in Denmark. It amends the date for upholding the ban from 
31 December  2021 to 31 December 2022.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The purpose of the 
law is to protect human health from the spre ad of COVID -19 from mink. The law accords 
with the statements from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) (updated) risk assessment from 
28 September 2021 that keeping of mink in Denmark after year 2021 may result in a 
health risk for humans of an unknown dimension/ magnitude.  
9. Is there a relevant 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, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/DNK/6  
 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
- The (existing) law on culling  of mink and temporary ban on keeping Mink (available in 
Danish)  
- The notification of the law to WTO (TBT) in 2020 (available in English)   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
1 January 2022     
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Safe ty, 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  
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