G/SPS/N/EU/122  
 
16 March 2015  
(15-1474)  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 item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food products, including products of animal origin 
(except bivalve molluscs) 
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/329 
of 2 March 2015 derogating from Union provisions on animal and public health as 
regards the introduction into the European Un ion of food of animal origin destined for 
EXPO Milano 2015 in Milan (Italy) (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English, 
Spanish, French  Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_1222_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_1222_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_1222_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Italy will host the universal exhibition named "EXPO Milano 
2015" which will take place in Milan from 1 May to 31 October 2015. About 
150 countries will participate in the "EXPO Mila no 2015" and, in relation with this event, 
it is expected that food products, including products of animal origin, will have to be introduced into the Union from third countries. Not all the countries planning to take part in "EXPO Milano 2015" are fully authorized to ex port products of animal origin to the EU. 
Therefore certain derogations are established to the current EU import health 
requirements in order to authorize the introd uction of those products exclusively for the 
purpose of their use in "EXPO Milano 2015". Any of the non-conform products shall not 
be consumed or marketed outside "EXPO Milano 2015". 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/122 
 
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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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Regulations applies from 1 March 2015. 
[X] 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 Food Safety, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 29 5 4263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 9 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 29 5 4263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 9 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu