G/SPS/N/EU/91  
 
15 July 2014  
(14-4041)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Consumers 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): Live pigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Countries authorised to export live pigs to the 
European Union and affected by porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED)  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation on protection 
measures in relation to porcine epidemic diarrhea as regards the animal health 
requirements for the introduction into the Union of porcine animals (Text with EEA 
relevance)  Language(s): English, French and  Spanish  Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3090_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3090_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_3090_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Temporary measures applicable to import of live pigs into the 
European Union as regards porcine epidemic diarrhoea. Due to the need to protect animal health in the European Union and the serious threat posed by the introduction 
into the European Union of live pigs for br eeding and/or production, the European Union 
adopted these provisional safeguard measures for consignments of live pigs from affected third countries listed in Annex I to the notified Regulation. Accordingly, consignments of live pigs should be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance 
with the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation which provides for specific 
guarantees in regard of porcine epidem ic diarrhoea caused by the emerging 
alphacoronavirus and the new porcine deltacoronavirus. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/91 
 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Following the 
recent outbreaks of Novel Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease caused by emerging porcine alphacoronaviruses including porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus and a new Porcine 
deltacoronavirus, the European Union considered it necessary to review the animal 
health requirements for the entry of consignments of porcine animals into the European Union from countries authorised for such ex ports and in which the disease is present. 
Due to the serious risk to animal health posed by those consignments, these provisional 
safeguard measures enter into force on the da y following that of the publication of this 
Regulation and apply for a period of six months after which the measures will be 
reviewed in the light of new scientific evidence and epidemiological situation. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
12 July 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Consumers, Unit G6-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. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
European Commission 
DG Health and Consumers, Unit G6-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