G/SPS/N/EU/345  
 
11 September 2019  
(19-5850) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animals, products  of animal origin, composite products, germinal 
products, animal by -products, derived products and hay and straw, plants, plant products 
and other objects  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradin g partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation establishing 
detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after the documentary 
checks, identity checks and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official 
controls at the border control posts (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_5002_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_5002_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  It follows from Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls and 
other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, anim al 
health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, that certain categories of 
animals and goods coming from third countries must be subject to specific official controls 
at the border control posts.  
Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625  requires the competent authorities to perform 
official controls on those animals and goods upon their arrival at the border control posts. 
Those official controls must include documentary checks, identity checks and physical 
checks.  
This Regulation lays d own detailed rules concerning performance of the documentary 
checks, identity checks and physical checks at border control posts.  
The current operations carried out during documentary checks, identity checks and 
physical checks have proven to be effective and ensure a high level of performance of 
checks. Therefore, the rules laid down in this Regulation ensure a continuation of the 
requirements on operations to be carried out during and after these checks at the border 
control posts.  
Date of application: 14  December 2019  G/SPS/N/EU/345  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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, chapte r 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen 31 October 2019 . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Foreseen 30 November 2019 . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for com ments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Thirty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enq uiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) 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 Food Safety, Unit D2-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu