. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/356 
18 September 2009  
 (09-4397) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
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):  Live bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine an imals and live non domestic ruminants 
(HS Codes 0102 to 0104 and 0106); Meat and edible meat offal from bovine, ovine, 
caprine, porcine and equines animals (HS C odes 0201 to 0206); Minced meat of bovine, 
ovine and caprine animals (HS Codes 020230, 020329, 020423, 0204539 and 0204579); Game meat from farmed suidae and other cl oven-hoofed animals, and from wild suidae, 
other cloven-hoofed animals and solipeds (G ame meat subheading HS Codes 0208-90) and 
Certain Artiodactylae and Proboscidae animals, and queen bees and bumble bees (HS Code 
01.03). More details of the HS Codes are provided in the certificates. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  EC member States and third countries from which 
introduction into the European Communities of th e consignments referred to in point 3 is 
authorized.  
5. Title of the notified document:  "Draft Commission Regulation of *** laying down a list 
of third countries, territories or parts ther eof authorised for the introduction into the 
Community of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements" 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  148 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/EEC/09_3211_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation lays down the veterinary requirements for the 
introduction into the European Communities of consignments referred to in point 3 above, 
including i.a. lists of authorized third countries, model veterinary certificates and transport requirements. The veterinary certificates incl ude attestations relating to public health, 
animal health and animal welfare. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/EEC/356 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:  More 
information on Import conditions can be obtained from: 
• SANCO Web page http://ec.europa.eu/food/inte rnational/trade/index_en.htm  
• The Export Helpdesk.  An online service of the European Commission, to provide 
relevant information required by  developing countries exporters interested in supplying the 
EU market, available from following link:  http://exporthelp.europa.eu/index_en.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 
For a transitional period until 30 J une 2010, consignments of liv e animals and of fresh meat 
intended for human consumption in respect of which the relevant veterinary certificates 
have been issued in accordan ce with Decisions 79/542/EEC or 2003/881/EC, may continue 
to be introduced into the European Communities. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  This document is a recasting of pr evious legislation.  The rules 
regarding imports have not changed.  All certif ication requirements are already in force.  
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:  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:  
sps@ec.europa.eu