. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/380 
28 July 2010 
 (10-4040) 
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):  Semen of animal of the ovine and caprine species (CN 0511 99 85)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Greenland, 
Croatia, Iceland, New Zealand, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and United States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Commission Decision of *** on imports of semen, 
ova and embryos of animals of the ovine  and caprine species into the Union"  Language:  
English  Number of pages:  22 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_2912_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Decision is to align accordingly the model 
health certificates for imports into the Union of ova, embryos and semen of animals of the ovine and caprine species taking into account the amendments made to Directive 92/65/EEC by Directive 2008/73/EC and Regulation (EU) No 176/2010 and therefore to 
repeal Decision 2008/635/EC. 
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.    
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 of the OIE  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/EEC/380 
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   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:   
− "Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Annex D to 
Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards seme n collection and storage centres, embryo 
collection and production teams,  and conditions for donor animals of the equine, ovine 
and caprine species and for handling seme n, ova and embryos of those species"  
(OJ L 52, 3 March 2010, p.14) 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:052:0014:0027:EN:PDF  
− "Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements 
governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health re quirements laid down in specific Community 
rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Dire ctive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 268, 14 September 
1992, p. 54), and in particular Article 17( 2)(b), Article 17(3), the first indent of 
Article 18(1), and the introductory phrase and point (b) of Article 19 thereof" 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?val=186121:cs& lang=en&list=489159:cs,207326:cs,195780:c
s,186121:cs,&pos=4&page= 1&nbl=4&pgs=10&hwords    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 August 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 August 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 September 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 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32 2) 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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 - B 1049 Brussels Tel.:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu