G/SPS/N/EU/29/Add.1  
 
21 March 2013  
(13-1552)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 20 March 2013, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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 Sprouts and seeds intended for sprouting 
 The proposals notified in G/SPS/N/EU/29 (27 July 2012) have been adopted as: 
 "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No  208/2013 of 11 March 2013 on traceability 
requirements for sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts" (OJ L 68, 12 March 2013, pp. 16-18); 
 "Commission Regulation (EU) No 209/2013 of  11 March 2013 amending Regulation (EC) 
No 2073/2005 as regards microbiological criteria for sprouts and the sampling rules for poultry carcases and fresh poultry meat" (OJ L 68, 12 March 2013, pp. 19-23); 
 "Commission Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 of 11 March 2013 on certification requirements for 
imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts" (OJ L 68, 12 March 2013, pp. 26-29). 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_01_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_02_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_00_f.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_01_f.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_02_f.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_00_s.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_01_s.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1208_02_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable G/SPS/N/EU/29/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle  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 59922 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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 59922 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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