G/SPS/N/EU/208  
 
4 May 2017  
(17-2429) 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 ite m number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Semen of animals of the ovine and caprine species  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2002 
of 8 November 2016 amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC, Annex III to 
Commission Dec ision 2010/470/EU and Annex II to Commission Decision 2010/472/EU 
concerning trade in and imports into the Union of ovine and caprine animals and semen 
of animals of the ovine and caprine species in relation to the rules for the prevention, 
control and era dication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with 
EEA relevance).  Language(s): English, French, Spanish . Number of pages: 30 
http://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2143_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2143_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2143_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendments of model health certificate for imports of semen 
of animals of the ovine and caprine spec ies, based on the Regulation (EC) 2016/1396:  
 to clarify that movement of semen donors from a holding with negligible or 
controlled risk , to a semen collection centre where they are kept under special 
conditions , does not compromise the classical scrapie st atus of the holding and 
therefore imports into the Union of semen collected from those animals is allowed;  
 to clarify that meat -and-bone meal should be understood as defined in the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), 
rather than in point 27 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/2011.  
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.  
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, G/SPS/N/EU/208  
 
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  glossary and Chapters 4.6. and 14.8.  
[ ] 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) : 8 November 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2017  
[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 handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:  
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  Natio nal 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 Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu