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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/391 
22 December 2010 
 (10-6869) 
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:  European Commission, Health & Consumers Directorate-General 
Directorate E safety of the Food Chain 
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):  Composite products containing any quantit y of meat products or more than 
50% of products of animal origin 
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 Regulation of laying down 
requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the European Union 
of certain composite products and amending Decision 2007/275/EC and Regulation (EC) 
No 1162/2009  Language:  English  Number of pages:  19 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_4680_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation establishes official guarantees and 
certification about public health requirement s laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 
for imported composite products currently al ready subject to animal health import 
requirements and controls at border inspection posts (BIPs). 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 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 conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/EEC/391 
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   [ ] 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:  Further 
information relevant to this proposal can  be found on the "Commission Decision of 
17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border 
inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC" (OJ L116, 4.5.2007, 
p. 9-33). See link: 
"http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:116:0009:0033:EN:PDF " 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Second quarter 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Second quarter 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 days after the publication.  It shall apply from 1 January 2012. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  20 February 2011 
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) 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) 2 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu