. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/404 
20 May 2011 
 (11-2551) 
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):  Frozen food 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 amending Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council as regards the 
requirements concerning frozen food of animal  origin intended for human consumption" 
(Document SANCO/1489/2007).  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_1635_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of the current draft Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 853/2004 is to require food bus iness operators to make available in an appropriate form 
to the food business operator to whom the f ood is supplied and, upon request, to the 
competent authority, information relating to the date of production and freezing of frozen 
food of animal origin. 
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  G/SPS/N/EEC/404 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying 
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (Official Journal L 226, 25.6.2004, 
pp. 22-82) 
"http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:226:0022:0082:EN:PDF " 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  End of 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  End of 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  July 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) :  19 July 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission 
DG Health and Consumers, Unit G6 Mu ltilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/62847 Fax:  +(322) 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 G6 Mu ltilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/62847 Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu