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G/SPS/N/ISL/8 
15 November 2012 
 (12-6288) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ICELAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industries and Innovation (formerly Ministry of Fisheries 
and Agriculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Any foodstuff or feedingstuff of animal or plant origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  All countries outside the European Economic Area 
(EEA). (With respect to goods the EEA comprises the European Union, Iceland and 
Norway.)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Regulation No. 1044/2011 on inspection on imports of 
animal products originating outside the EEA  Language(s):  Icelandic  Number of pages:  
11 (38 with appendixes) 
6. Description of content:  The regulation applies to control of imports of animal products 
that enter Iceland from non-EEA countries. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:    G/SPS/N/ISL/8 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
Regulation transposes into Icelandic legisl ation European Union Council Directive 
No. 97/78 as amended by the regulation of the European Parliament and the Council No. 882/2004 and Council Directive 2006/104. Also based on Commission Decision No. 92/438, 93/14, 93/352 and 94/360 as amended by Commission Decisions No. 94/658, 95/54, 95/270, 96/104, 97/139, 1999/302, 1999/518, 1999/609, 2000/583, 2002/237, 
2006/590.  As well as Commission Decision No. 2000/571 and Council Decision 
No. 2000/25.  The relevant legislation has b een incorporated into the Agreement on the 
European Economic Area.  All the documents ar e available in the official languages of the 
European Union, Iceland and Norwegian.  The relevant legislation of the European Union has been duly notified to the WTO. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  The regulation entered into force on 7 November 2011. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 January 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Industries and Innovation 
(formerly Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture) 
Skúlagata 4 
IS-150 Reykjavík  Tel:  +(354) 545 9700 E-mail:  postur@anr.is Website:  http://www.anr.is  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Industries and Innovation  
(formerly Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture) Skúlagata 4 IS-150 Reykjavík  Tel:  +(354) 545 9700 
E-mail:  postur@anr.is 
Website:  http://www.anr.is  
 
Text available in: http://www.reglugerd.is/interpro/dkm/WebGuard.nsf/key2/1044-2011