G/SPS/N/EU/209  
 
4 May 2017  
(17-2430) 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 ite m number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Meat preparations, meat products, treated stomachs, 
bladders and intestines  
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 Decision (EU) 2017/622 of 
31 March 2017 amending the model certificate for imports of meat pr eparations in 
Annex II to Decision 2000/572/EC and the model certificate for imports of certain meat 
products, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines in Annex III to Decision 
2007/777/EC in relation to the rules for the prevention, control and eradicati on of 
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).  
Language(s): English, French, Spanish . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2145_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2145_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2145_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Amendments of the model certificates for imports of meat 
preparations and the model certificate for imports  of certain meat products, treated 
stomachs, bladders and intestines as regards the public health attestation for BSE:  
 Clarification of the text concerning import of products of animal origin from bovine, 
ovine or caprine animals.  
 Modification of the impor t requirements for the products coming from countries with 
a negligible BSE risk, to allow also for import when such products originate from raw 
material from countries with controlled or undetermined BSE risk, provided that SRM 
has been removed.  
7. Objec tive 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 standard? If so, identify the sta ndard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic G/SPS/N/EU/209  
 
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  Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
chapter 11.4  
[ ] 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 
inter national standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2017  
[X] 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 t o 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 Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froiss art 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
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 -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