. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/386 
21 September 2010 
 (10-4761) 
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:  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):  Animal by-products and products deri ved therefore not intended for human 
consumption 
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 (EU) implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 laying down hea lth rules as regards animal by-products and 
derived products not intended for human c onsumption and repealing Regulation (EC) 
No 1774/2002 and implementing Council Direc tive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples 
and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border"  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  346  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_3464_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft measure lays down the technical standards for the 
management of animal by-products and of  derived products, on the basis of the 
forthcoming new Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products, which will apply 
as of 4 March 2011.  That Regulation and the current draft, once adopted, will replace 
current Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 on animal by-products. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code  G/SPS/N/EEC/386 
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  [ ] 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:  "Regulation 
(EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parlia ment and of the Council of 21 October 2009 
laying down health rules as re gards animal by-products and derived products not intended 
for human consumption and repeali ng Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002". 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:300:0001:0033:EN:PDF  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  First quarter 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  First quarter 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2011 
[ ] 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 November 2010 
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 (0) 2 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +32 (0) 2 2998090 
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 (0) 2 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +32 (0) 2 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu