G/SPS/N/EU/167  
 
1 July 2016  
(16-3558)  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): HS Code(s): ex 07049090, ex 07081000, ex 07082000, 
07096010, 07093000, ex 07094000, 07096010, ex 07096099, ex 07099990, 
ex 07102200, 07108051, ex 07108059, ex 07108095, 08022100, 08022200, 08025100, 
08025200, 08055010, 08101000, ex 08109020, 08112031, ex 08112011, ex 08112019, 08131000, 0902, ex 11063090, 12024100, 12024200, 12074090, ex 12077000, 
ex 12119086, 15111090, 15119011, ex 15119019, 15119099, 20081110, 20081191, 
20081196, 20081198, 20085061, ex 20089999, 3507 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, 
The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Keny a, Madagascar, Serbia, Sierra Leone, 
Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2016/1024 of 24 June 2016 amending Re gulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on im ports of certain feed and food of non-animal 
origin (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English, French and Spanish  Number 
of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2623_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2623_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2623_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Regulation reviews the defa ult frequency of the reviews of 
Annex I and 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: the de-listing of dried grapes from Afghanistan and almonds from Australia; the listing of hazelnuts from 
Georgia. 
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/167 
 
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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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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: 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (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) (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 June 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2016 
[ ] 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 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 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 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