WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/381 
28 July 2010 
 (10-4052) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Communities.  Health & Consumers 
Directorate-General Directorate D – Animal Health and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Semen of animal of the equine species (CN 0511 99 85) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Third countries or parts of the territory of third 
countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Anne x I to Decision 2004/211/EC respectively from 
which permanent imports of registered horses, registered equidae or equidae for breeding 
and production are authorized  
5. Title of the notified document:  "Draft Commission Decision of *** on imports into the 
Union of semen, ova and embryos of animals of  the equine species as regards lists of semen 
collection and storage centres and embryo coll ection and production team s and certification 
requirements"  Language:  English  Number of pages:  25 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2913_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Decision is to align accordingly the model 
health certificates for imports into the Union of ova, embryos and semen of animals of the equine species taking into account the amendments made to Directive 92/65/EEC by Directive 2008/73/EC and Regulation (EU) No 176/2010 and therefore to repeal Decision 
96/539/EC, 96/540/EC and 2004/616/EC. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] 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 stan dard?  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 of the 
OIE G/SPS/N/EEC/381 
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  [ ] 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 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
"Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/201 0 of 2 March 2010 amending Annex D to 
Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards semen collection and storage centres, embryo 
collection and production teams,  and conditions for donor anim als of the equine, ovine and 
caprine species and for handling semen, ova a nd embryos of those species"  (OJ L 52, 
3 March 2010, p.14) 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:052:0014:0027:EN:PDF  
"Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third 
countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of th e equine species, and amending Decisions 
93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC" (OJ L 73, 11 March 2004, p. 1) 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?val=342979:cs&la ng=en&list=342979:cs,&pos=1&page=1&nbl=
1&pgs=10&hwords=  
"Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements 
governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos 
not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC" (OJ L 268, 14 September 1992, p. 54), and in 
particular Article 17(2)(b), Article 17(3), the first indent of Article 18(1), and the 
introductory phrase and point (b) of Article 19 thereof http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?val=186121:cs&la ng=en&list=489159:cs,207326:cs,195780:cs,18
6121:cs,&pos=4&page=1&nbl=4&pgs=10&hwords    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 August 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 August 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/EEC/381 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 September 2010 
Agency or authority designated to 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 Consumers, Unit D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 
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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu