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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/144/Add.3 
16 July 2008  
 (08-3448) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 10 July 2008, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities . 
 
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 Live poultry, i.e. Gallus domesticus  and turkeys (CN 010511, 01051200, 01059200, 01059300, 
01059930); fresh poultry meat (CN 020711, 020712, 020713, 020714); hatching eggs (CN 04070019) 
shell eggs (CN 04070030)  
 
 Background :  In document G/SPS/N/EEC/144 (dated 20 November 2001) the EC notified 
Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 
on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents  (OJ L325, 
12 December 2003, pp.: 1-15).  This legislati on sets a framework for a pathogen reduction.  
Salmonellae are the main target where actions along the food chain are required in order to decrease 
substantially the number of human cases of food- borne salmonellosis and to this aim community 
targets are established for breeding flocks.  Countries have to present control programmes for 
approval by the European Commission or provide  equivalent guarantees on relevant products. 
  Further to this, in document G/SPS/N/EEC/306  (dated 8 May 2007) the notified Commission 
Decision 2007/843/EC of 11 December 2007 concerni ng approval of Salmonella control programmes 
in breeding flocks of Gallus gallus in certain th ird countries in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council and amending Decision 2006/696/EC, as 
regards certain public health requireme nts at import of poultry and hatching eggs  (OJ L 332, 
18 December 2007, p.81), was a first step in approving Salmonella  control programmes from 
countries, in particular in flocks of breeding hens. 
 
Finally, in document G/SPS/N/EEC/309  (dated 6 June 2007) the notified Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1237/2007 of 23 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council and Deci sion 2006/696/EC as regards the placing on the 
market of eggs from Salmonella infected flocks of laying hens (OJ L 280, 24 October 2007, p. 5-9) 
setting specific requirements as regards the placing on the market of eggs from Salmonella  infected 
flocks of laying hen and a model certificate for imports of eggs, and amends accordingly Decision 
2006/696 (see background).   This Proposal :  In document SANCO/1370/2008r3 Commission ------- concerning the 
approval of Salmonella control programmes in  broilers and breeding and laying flocks of Gallus 
gallus in certain third countries in accordan ce with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and amending 
Decision 2007/843/EC and Regulation [SANCO/10011/2007]  is a second step in approving control G/SPS/N/EEC/144/Add.3 
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  programmes for Salmonella  and in obtaining equivalent guarantees at import from countries of 
relevant products, in particular as regard import of broilers, laying hens and eg gs for consumption.  It 
also updates the approval of control prog rammes in flocks of breeding hens of Gallus gallus . 
 In more detail: 
• Import of live breeding hens of Gallus gallus  and hatching eggs thereof from Tunisia is 
prohibited; 
• Import of live breeding hens of Gallus gallus  and hatching eggs thereof from Croatia is re-
authorised; 
• Import of live laying hens and table eggs is prohibited from all third countries except from 
Croatia and day-old chicks from the United States; 
• Import of live broilers is prohibited from all third countries except day-old chicks from the 
United States. 
• The model veterinary certificate for import of slaughter poultry from third countries is 
amended. 
  Proposed date of adoption :  End of November 2008 
  Proposed date of application :  End of December 2008 
 
 Final date for comments :  60 day after date of notification.   Note:  Trade Partners o the EC 
may submit their control programmes at any time.  They will be taken into consideration in a new 
modification of the basic directive.   The notified document can be obtained from the EC Enquiry Point:  sps@ec.europa.eu 
 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/EEC/08_2079_00_e.pdf
 
  
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