G/SPS/N/EU/59  
 
13 November 2013  
(13-6284)  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 Consumers 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): Raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-
based products (HS Code: 0401) 
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: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending 
Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 as regards animal and public health and veterinary 
certification conditions for the introduction of colostrum and colostrum-based products 
intended for human consumption into the Union  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 16 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_4542_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Commission Implementing Regulation amending 
Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 will allow the import of colostrum and colostrum based 
products from non EU countries which are, prior to import, free from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination for the period for at least 12 months and are listed in 
column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] 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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 8.6. Foot and mouth disease and Chapter 8.13. Infection with Rinderpest virus 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/EU/59 
 
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  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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 January 2014 
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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 295 99 22 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 295 99 22 Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu