WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/326 
3 March 2008  
 (08-0947) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General Directorate D – Animal Health and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fishery products and live bivalve mollusc , echinoderms, tunicates and marine 
gastropods (HS Codes:  0301, 0302, 0303,  0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0511.91, 1504, 1518.00, 
1603, 1604, 1605) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Member States of the Europ ean Communities (EC) and third countries from which imports 
into the Community of fishery products and liv e bivalve mollusc, echinoderms, tunicates and 
marine gastropods are authorised. 
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation amending Commission Regulation No 2074/2005 as regards the animal health 
certification requirement s for import of fish, molluscs and crustaceans intended for human 
consumption  (document SANCO/10091/2007 Rev. 5, available in English, 14 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2008/SPS/EEC/08_0625_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Commission Regulation No 2074/2005, as amended by 
Commission regulation (EC) No 1664/2006, lays down the animal health and public health 
requirements applicable to the imports of fishery produ cts and live bivalve mollusc.  
The certificates notified hereby repeals those applicab le to fishery products and to live bivalve 
molluscs under Commission Re gulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying 
down implementing measur es for certain products under Regu lation (EC) No 853/2004 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council and fo r the organisation of official controls under 
Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council and Regulation 
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parlia ment and of the Council, derogating from 
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council and amending 
Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No  854/2004 (OJ L 338, 22 November 2005, 
page 27 as last amended). 
The draft Commission Regulation am ends the conditions applicable to the imports of fishery 
products and live bivalve mollusc introducing re newed animal health requirements.  These 
animal health requirements are applicable to fish, bivalve mollusc and crustacean and 
products thereof of aquaculture orig in intended for human consumption. G/SPS/N/EEC/326 
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   It aligns the imports requirements with those laid down in the new regulatory EU framework 
on aquatic animal health (C ouncil Directive 2006/88/EC on animal requirements for 
aquaculture animals and products thereof, a nd on the prevention and control of certain 
diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328 of 24 N ovember 2006, page 14).  The most relevant 
innovations of such Directive related to the imports are: 
• a new list of diseases to be controlled; 
• new and more flexible rules for the introduction of aquaculture animals in officially 
free disease areas with regard one of the listed diseases. 
Public health requirements appl icable to fishery products are not altered.  Public health 
requirements applicable to live bivalve mollusc become applicab le to echinoderms, tunicates 
and marine gastropods intended for human consumption. 
The annexes to the draft Commission Regula tion lays down the model certificates for 
imports: 
• Annex I lays down the model health certif icate for imports of fishery products 
intended for human consumption. 
• Annex II lays down the model health certific ate for imports of live bivalve molluscs, 
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastro pods intended for human consumption. 
The proposal complies with  the OIE standards relate d to international trade.  
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  To lay down renewed animal health requirements for imports of fishery 
products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, t unicates and marine gastropods intended for 
human consumption.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This certificate follows the principles of the OIE 
Aquatic Animal Health Code. 
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
Relevant to the draft notified hereby is:  Council Directive 2006/88/EC on animal 
requirements for aquaculture animals and pr oducts thereof, and on the prevention and 
control of certain diseases in aquatic animals  available from the hyperlinks indicated below. 
English 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L exUriServ.do?uri=OJ :L:2006:328:0014:0056:EN:PDF  
French 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L exUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:328:0014:0056:FR:PDF  
Spanish 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L exUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:328:0014:0056:ES:PDF   G/SPS/N/EEC/326 
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   More information on Import conditions can be obtained from: 
• SANCO Web page http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/index_en.htm  
• The Export Helpdesk.  An on line service of the European Commission, to provide 
relevant information required by devel oping countries exporters interested in 
supplying the EU market, available from following link:  http://exporthelp.europa.eu/  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  As soon as possible 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The expected date is 1 August 2008. 
Note:  To avoid any disruption of trade, consignm ents for which a certificate have been issued 
in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as ame nded may be imported 
into or transited through the Community until 1 October 2008. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments on errors in countries or territory designations, 
commodity designations, etc. w ould be welcomed anytime. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu