G/SPS/N/EU/162  
 
6 April 2016  
(16-1927)  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, Directorate-General for Health and Food 
Safety 
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, 080550, 080211, 080212, 080250, 080620, 081010, 
081090, 081120, 081310, 0902, 110630, 1202, 120740, 121190, 151110, 151190, 
200811, 200850, 200899, 3507 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, 
Dominican Republic, Egypt, The Gambia , Ghana, India, Kenya, Madagascar, 
Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Thailand , Turkey, United States of America, 
Uzbekistan, Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/443 
of 23 March 2016 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 as regards the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls on 
imports (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English, French and Spanish
  
Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1403_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1403_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1403_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 de-listing of aubergines and bitter melon from the Dominican Republic; the listing of palm oil from Ghana, groundnuts and derived products from 
Madagascar and lemons from Turkey. 
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/162 
 
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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 impo rts of certain feed and food of non-animal 
origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25 July 2009, p. 11) (available in English, French and Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 March 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2016 
[ ] 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 D2-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 D2-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