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G/SPS/N/EU/34 
4 October 2012 
 (12-5359) 
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 & Consumers Directorate-General  
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):  Gelatine and collagen of bovine, ov ine and caprine origin (CN 3503); 
rendered fats of bovine, ovine and caprine origin (CN 1502, 1506 1518); pet-food including 
dog chews (CN 2309); blood products (CN 1602) ; processed animal protein (CN 02109090 
and 2301); bones and bone products (CN 0506); m ilk and milk products of ovine or caprine 
origin (CN 04); live ovine and caprine anim als (CN 0104); ovine and caprine embryos, ova 
and semen (CN 05119985) 
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 Regulation amending the Annexes to 
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down 
rules for the prevention, control and eradi cation of certain transmissible spongiform 
encephalopathies"   Language(s):  English   Number of pages:  43 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_3903_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The European Commission is pr oposing to revise the conditions 
for the importation of a number of products  and by-products deri ved from bovine, ovine 
and caprine animals with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or scrapie, as 
well as the conditions for live ovine and caprine animals and their embryos, ova and semen with regard to scrapie. 
The proposed regulation would extend to co llagen the conditions already applicable to 
gelatine.  
The health certificate requirements applicab le to imported by-products and derived 
products from bovine, ovine and caprine  animals would be clarified. 
The conditions for imported milk and milk produc ts of ovine or caprine origin intended for 
feeding farmed animals, live ovine and caprine  animals and their embryos, ova and semen 
would be adjusted to reflect simultaneous e volutions of intra-Union trade requirements, 
which will be re-focused on classical scrapie only. G/SPS/N/EU/34 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapters 11.5 (BSE) and 14.9 (Scrapie)  
[ ] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  April 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 July 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  2 December 2012 
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 Consumers, Unit G6 - Multilateral international relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels Tel:  +(32) 2 29 59922 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 59922 
Fax:  +(32) 2 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu