G/TBT/N/EU/197  
 
12 March 2014  
(14-1546)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  This 
notification does not prejudge the legal status of the notified measure under the TBT 
Agreement or the nature of the measure itself.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable):  Live 
bovine animals, live swine, live sheep and goats, live horses, asses, mules and hinnies, other live animals. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming 
purposes (COM(2013) 892 final) (10 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  This proposal would require Member States to provisionally 
prohibit the: 
- cloning of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprin e and equine species kept and reproduced 
 for farming purposes (food, wool, fur or other farming purpose); 
- placing on the market of animal clones and embryo clones. 
It would not apply to animals kept and repr oduced exclusively for other purposes such 
as research, the production of medicinal products and medical devices, the preservation 
of rare breeds or endangered species, sporting and cultural events.  
The proposed Directive would require Member States to report to the Commission on the 
operation of the Directive 5 years after its transposition. The Commission would then present a report on the application of the Directive to the Parliament and Council taking 
into account the national reports, scientific and technical progress particularly that 
relating to animal welfare aspects of cloning and international developments. Member States would be required to transpose the Directive into national law within one year 
after its entry into force. G/TBT/N/EU/197 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of animal welfare.  
8. Relevant documents:   None   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Mid 2015 Twentieth day from publication in the Official 
Journal of the EU (The provisions shall apply when transposed by member States, i.e. at 
the latest 12 months after the date of 
adoption) 
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website :  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/     
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0892:FIN:EN:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0892:FIN:ES:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0892:FIN:FR:PDF  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2014/tbt/EEC/14_1253_00_e.pdf