G/SPS/N/EU/192  
 
6 February 20 17 
(17-0688) 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 it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Poultry meat, eggs products  
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/151 
of 27 January 2017 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, as regards the 
entries in the list of third c ountries, territories, zones or compartments from which 
poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Union and 
the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s): 
English, French and Spanish . Numb er of pages: 10 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0658_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0658_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_0658_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regu lation provides:  
 the regionalisation of Israel with respect to Newcastle disease and restricting imports 
to poultry meat only;  
 the authorisation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for the imports of 
poultry meat into the European Union;  
 the amend ment of the model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry to allow 
imports into the Union of poultry meat produced from slaughter poultry previously 
imported from a member State . Prior to this amendment third countries were only 
allowed to import into t he Union poultry meat from poultry that have been kept in 
that third country since hatching or imported from another third country under 
conditions at least equivalent to the conditions for imports into the Union;  
 the amendment of the Harmonised System (HS ) Customs code for egg products to 
be indicated on the import certificate.  
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/192  
 
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  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.  Terrestria l or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 4.3. (Zoning and compartmentalisation), Chapter 10.9. (Infection with 
Newcastle disease virus)  
[ ] 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 thes e are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2017  
[ ] 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]  Nation al 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 9809 0 
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 Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilater al International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu