G/SPS/N/EU/175  
 
12 December 2016   
(16-6762) 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, Hea lth 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): HS Code(s): ex 07049090, ex 07081000, ex 07082000, 
07096010, 07093000, ex 07094000, 07096010, ex 07096099, ex 07099990, e x 
07102200, 07108051, ex 07108059, ex 07108095, 08022100, 08022200, 08025100, 
08025200, 08043000, 08055010, 08061010, 08101000, ex 08109020, ex 08109075, 
08112031, ex 08112011, ex 08112019, 08131000, 0902, ex 11063090, 12024100, 
12024200, 12074090, ex 1207 7000, ex 12119086, 15111090, 15119011, ex 15119019, 
15119099, 20081110, 20081191, 20081196, 20081198, 20085061, ex 20089999, 3507  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific  regions or countries: Benin; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; Cambodia; 
China; Dominican Republic; Egypt; The Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; India; Kenya; 
Madagascar; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Su dan; Thailand; Turkey; Uganda; United 
States of America; Uzbekistan; Vi et Nam  
5. Title of the notified document: Commissi on Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2107 of 1 December 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_5056_0 0_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_5056_00_f.pdf  
http://mem bers.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_5056_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: This 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 (i) t he listing of the following items: groundnuts and derived products 
from Bolivia, Plurinational State of; pineapples from Benin; table grapes from Egypt; 
pomegranates from Turkey; sesamum seeds, aubergines and Ethiopian eggplant from 
Uganda; and (ii) the mo dification of the control frequency for the following items: 
pistachios from the United States of America, pitahaya (dragon fruit) from Viet Nam 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.   G/SPS/N/EU/175  
 
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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 Code x 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation con form 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, 25.7.2009, p. 11).    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 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 
Auth ority, [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 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, U nit 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