G/SPS/N/EU/211  
 
2 June 2017  
(17-2961) 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): HS C ode 2301 (flours, meals and pellets, of meat or 
meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, unfit for 
human consumption; greaves)  
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 Regulation ( EU) 2017/786 of 8 May 2017 
amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the definitions of fishmeal and fish 
oil (Text with EEA relevance).  Language(s): English, French, Spanish . Number of 
pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2553_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/1 7_2553_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2553_00_s.pdf  
 
6. Description of content: The text authorises the use on the EU territor y of processed 
animal protein (PAP) derived from certain aquatic invertebrates which are not covered 
by a definition of fishmeal but are produced for feeding of fish or are by -catch during the 
regular fishery operation.  
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/211  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentari us 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) : Aquatic Animal Health code for fish 
meal 
[ ] International Plan t 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 r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 May 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 May 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 Noti fication 
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 Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and F ood 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