. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/355 
18 August 2009 
 (09-3927) 
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):  Photographic gelatine 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Czech Republic  
5. Title of the notified document:  "Draft Commission Decision of *** amending Decision 
2004/407/EC as regards authorising imports of  photographic gelatine into the Czech 
Republic "  Language:  English  Number of pages:  6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/EEC/09_2881_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  "Commission Decision of 26 April 2004 on transitional sanitary 
and certification rules under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards import from certa in third countries of photographic gelatine" 
provides that the importation of photographic gelatine is only authorized from the third 
countries (Japan and the United States) listed in the Annex to that Decision.  In accordance 
with that Decision, imported cons ignments have to be transporte d to the plant of destination 
under strict channelling conditions, in order to prevent potential risks to public and animal 
health.  The Czech Republic has submitted a re quest for the authorization of imports of 
photographic gelatine from those third countries to an establishment on its territory.  They have confirmed that the strict channelling co nditions under the Decision will be applied in 
order to prevent potential health risks.  
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.    G/SPS/N/EEC/355 
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  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 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.1774/2002 of the European Parliame nt and of the Council of 3 October 2002 
laying down health rules concerning an imal by-products not intended for human 
consumption (Official Journal L273, 10/10/2002).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  November 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  November 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  December 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 October 2009 
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:  sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
sps@ec.europa.eu