. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/405 
20 May 2011 
 (11-2552) 
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:  European Commission,  Health & Consumers Directorate-General  
Directorate E Safety of the food chain 
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):  All food of animal origin 
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 Implementing Regulation on the 
traceability requirements set by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council for food of animal  origin" (Document SANCO/1490/2007). 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_1636_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of the current draft is to require food business 
operators to make available in an appropriate  form to the food business operator to whom 
the food is supplied and, upon request, to the competent authority, information relating to 
the consignment.  For imported food of animal origin, this information is already present in 
the health certificate accompanying the batch.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 CAC/GL 60-2006 "Principles for traceability/product tracing as a tool within a 
food inspection and certification system". 
 http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ download/standards/10603/CXG_060e.pdf  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/EEC/405 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] 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 178/2002 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council of 28 January 
2002 laying down the general principles and re quirements of food law, establishing the 
European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety. (Official Journal L 31, 1.2.2002, pp. 1-24) 
"http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriSer v.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:031:0001:0024:EN:PDF " 
Regulation available in English, French and Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  End of 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  End of 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  July 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  19 July 2011 
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 G6 Mu ltilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/62847 
Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 E-mail:  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:    
European Commission  
DG Health and Consumers, Unit G6 Mu ltilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/62847 Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu