G/SPS/N/EU/219  
 
3 July 2017  
(17-3574) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): ex 07049090, ex 07081000, ex 
07082000,   07093000, ex 07094000, 07096010, e x 07096099, ex 07099990, ex 
07102200, 07108051, ex 07108059, ex 07108095, 08022100, 08022200, 08025100, 
08025200, 08043000, 08055010, 08061010, 080620, 08101000, ex 08109020, ex 
08109075, 08112031, ex 08112011, ex 08112019, 08131000, 0902, 09042110, 
090421 90, 09042200, ex 11063090, 12024100, 12024200, 12074090, ex 12077000, ex 
12119086, 15111090, 15119011, ex 15119019, 15119099, 20081110, 20081191, 
20081196, 20081198, 20085061, ex 20089999  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Benin; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; Cambodia; 
China; Dominican Republic; Egypt; The Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Iran; Kenya; 
Madagascar; Nigeria; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Thailand; 
Turkey; Uganda; United States of America; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commissi on Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2017/1142 of 27 June 2017 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 as 
regar ds the list of feed and food of non -animal origin subject to an increased level of 
official controls on imports (Text with EEA relevance).  Language(s): English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3045_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3045_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_3045_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of 
non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The 
changes concern: (i) the listing of the following items: dried grapes from Iran and 
Turkey, groundnuts and derived products from Senegal, peppers ( Capsicum  spp.) from 
Sri Lanka and sesame seeds from Nigeria and Sudan; (ii) the de -listing of the following 
items: aubergines from Cambodia and enzymes from India; and (iii) the modification of  
the control frequency for the following items: dried apricots from Turkey, Brassica 
oleracea  from China and peas from Kenya.  
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.  G/SPS/N/EU/219  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Org anization 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: 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing R egulation 
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the 
increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non -animal 
origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25 July 2009, p. 11)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2017  
[ ] 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 handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numb er 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 other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue F roissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu