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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/267 
29 July 2005 
 (05-3454) 
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 Co mmunities.  Health & Consumer 
Protection Director ate-General Directorate E – Food Safe ty:  Plant Health, Animal Health 
and Welfare, International questions 
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):  Fish, other aquatic animals, their pr oducts and by-products (CN heading 23 
01 20 and CN heading 15 04) and feedingstuffs for fish. 
Other CN headings related to the Fish, othe r aquatic animals, their products and by-
products and feedingstuffs for fish. 
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 exporting the products 
concerned to the EC.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Directive amending Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
undesirable substances in anim al feed (OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10) as regards camphechlor 
(SANCO/1996/2005, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This proposal replaces the current provisions as regards 
camphechlor in animal feed. The current maximum level for camphechlor total is 0.1 ppm for 
all feed materials and feedingstuffs.  
The current proposal limits the scope to fish their products and by-products and fish feed. 
The maximum levels proposed are defined as the sum of 3 indicator congeners CHB 26, 50 
and 62.  
Following maximum levels (referring to a feedin gstuff with a moisture content of 12 %) are 
proposed:  
- Fish, other aquatic animals, their products a nd by-products with the exception of fish oil: 
0.02 mg/kg 
- Fish oil: 0.2 mg/kg 
- Feedingstuffs for fish: 0.05 mg/kg. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   A CODEX standard for these substances does 
not exist.  The proposed Community measur es respond to the advice of the Scientific Panel on 
contaminants in the Food Chain of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  European 
Commission Document SANCO/1996/ 2005 (available in English).  When adopted it will be 
published in the Official Journal available at:  http://europa.eu.int/eur-l ex/lex/JOYear.do?year=2005
 
Scientific risk assessment related to the presen ce of camphechlor in animal feed by the 
Scientific Panel on cont aminants in the Food Chain of the European Food Safety Authority 
(EFSA).  
http://www.efsa.eu.int/scienc e/contam/contam_opinions/803/finalversion2camphechlor1.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption  October  2005 (at this time it is not possible to estimate a more 
specific date). 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 September 2006 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after the date of notification. 
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 notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: