G/SPS/N/EU/146  
 
2 October 2015  
(15-5108)  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): 070490, 070810, 070820, 070960, 070930, 
070940, 070990, 071022, 071080, 08021, 080250, 080610, 080620, 081090, 081120, 
081310, 0902, 090420, 090810, 110630, 1202, 120740, 121190, 140490, 200811, 
200850, 20089, 3507, 081010 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, 
Dominican Republic, Egypt, The Gambia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, Serbia, 
Sierra Leone, Sudan, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2015/1607 of 24 September 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards the increased leve l of official controls on imports of certain 
feed and food of non-animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English, 
French and Spanish  Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_3904_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_3904_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_3904_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Regulation reviews 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 listing of groundnuts and derived products from the Gambia; raspberries from Serbia, and the de-listing of vine fruit from Uzbekistan, betel leaves 
from Thailand; and mint from Morocco. 
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.   
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)    G/SPS/N/EU/146 
 
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  [ ] 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) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 September 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2015 
[ ] 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 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. 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 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