G/SPS/N/EU/179  
 
10 January 2017  
(17-0150) 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 it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Feed 
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 laying down methods of 
sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin -like PCBs and non -
dioxin -like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Re gulation (EU) No 589/2014 (Text 
with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 4 + 29  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0147_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0147_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft Regulation relates to a technical update of the 
requirements for anal ysing dioxins and PCBs in food taking into account developments of 
technical and scientific knowledge and experiences gained in with the application of the 
current analytical requirements.  
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or s erial 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 pro posed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EU/179  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The document is available in all Union languages.    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : May 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.  
[ ] 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 March 2017  
Agency or authority des ignated 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  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of oth er 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