G/SPS/N/EU/56/Add.2
5 November 2014 
(14-6447)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 4 November 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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 Specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat 
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/56 (19 Se ptember 2013) is now amended with "Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1114/2014 of 21 October 2014 amending Regulation (EC) 
No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (Text with EEA relevance)" [OJ L 302, 22 October 2014, pp. 46-50]. The Regulation will enter into force on 
11 November 2014. 
The regulation is addressed to those countries that are allowed to import live pigs, fresh pig meat 
and meat products to the EU (Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and the United States). 
The Commission Regulation(EU) No. 1114/2014: 
- Introduces references to the model health certificates to be used for the import of live pigs 
and fresh pig meat and certain pig meat products with the purpose to allow certification on derogations from testing under certain conditions including the listing of third countries 
making use of it; 
- Allows the limited cutting of carcases before the Trichinella result is known in horses under 
specific conditions; 
- Better clarifies the cleaning procedure for analytical tools after a positive or doubtful result 
and authorizes an alternative method for testing; 
- Clarifies conditions for the official recognition of controlled housing conditions as regards 
animals which passed through an assembly centre. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4948_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4948_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_4948_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] 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:   G/SPS/N/EU/56/Add.2 
 
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  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. 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [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) 295 4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on 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) 295 4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
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