WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/383 
29 July 2010  
 (10-4072) 
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):  Animal by-products and products deri ved thereof not intended for human 
consumption 
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 Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 of 
2 July 2010 amending Annexes VIII, X and XI  to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council layi ng down health rules concerning animal by-
products not intended for human consumption"  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  26 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2947_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2947_00_f.pdf
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2947_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Certain member States, trading partners and economic operators 
have indicated their interest in the use of  blood and a wider range of blood products from 
equidae, both of the European Union and thir d country origin, for technical purposes in the 
European Union.  The same interest was indi cated in the use of horn and horn products and 
hoof and hoof products intended for the produc tion of organic fertilizers or soil improvers.  
In order to facilitate the use of such bl ood and of such blood products or horn and horn 
products and hoof and hoof products intended fo r the production of organic fertilizers or 
soil improvers, it is necessary to lay down an imal health requirements for their use for 
technical purposes. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/EEC/383 
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  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, 
Article 1.2.3. Points 2 and 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 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  "Regulation 
(EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning an imal by-products not intended for human 
consumption" 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:273:0001:0095:EN:PDF    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Comments welcome anytime for further amendments. 
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.: +322 29 68185/59922 
Fax: +322 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EEC/383 
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  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.: +322 29 68185/59922 Fax: +322 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu