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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/72/Add.2 
4 May 2007 
 
 (07-1860) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
 The following communication, received on 24 April 2007, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities. 
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Numerous products of animal origin under HS he adings 0201, 0202, 0204, 0206, 0210, 0504, 0210, 
0506, 1502, 1601, 1602, 2301.  
  In notifying the proposal of its Regulation No 999/2001 (G/SPS/N/EEC/72 dated 
16 April 1999) the European Communities adapted th is proposal to take account of the development 
of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (TAHC) of the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE).  The proposal notified hereby in Document SANCO/3748/2006 " Draft Commission Regulation 
amending Annexes II, V, VI, VIII and IX and deleting A nnex XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and 
eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies" (23 pages, available in English) 
takes account of the OIE Code laying down criteria  for the determination of BSE status and the 
definition of categories.  
 The European Communities observes that is the first WTO Member to adapt its legislation to 
harmonize it with Chapter 2.2.13 of OIE Code and encourages other Members to do the same. 
The transitional measures, notified in G/SPS/ N/EEC/133 (dated 3 August 2001) will cease to 
apply.  Following the adoption of this proposal, third countries exporting to the European Communities must comply with the import conditi ons defined in Annex XI  to Regulation 999/2001 
with the exception of the countries listed in point 15 of this annex XI.  A consolidated version (until 
July 2006) of Regulation 999/2001 of the European Par liament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 
laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform 
encephalopathies  is available at: 
 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2001/R/020 01R0999-20060709-en.pdf
 
There are minor differences in the list of Speci fied Risk Materials (SRM) of the European 
Communities and commodities listed in Article 2.3.13. 12 of the OIE.  The differences are the result of 
scientific advice provided by the Scientific Pane l on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) of the European 
Food Safety Authority (EFSA) listed below: 
BSE risk from bovine tonsil and consumption of bovine tongue  (4 March 2004) 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scien ce/biohaz/biohaz_opinions/243.html  G/SPS/N/EEC/72/Add.2 
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  BSE risk from dissemination of brain particles in blood and carcass following stunning  
(21 October 2004) http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scien ce/biohaz/biohaz_opinions/731.html
 
Age limit in cattle for the removal of certain Specified Risk Materials  (SRM) (28 April 2005) 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scien ce/biohaz/biohaz_opinions/938.html  
Quantitative assessment of risk posed to humans by tissues of small ruminants in case BSE is present 
in these animal populations  (8 June 2005) 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scien ce/biohaz/biohaz_opinions/990.html  
Quantitative risk assessment on the residual BSE risk in sheep meat and meat products  
(25 January 2007). 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/biohaz/ biohaz_opinions/ej442_qra_bse_sheep.html  
Quantitative histological studies and the re-assessment of  the BSE related risk of bovine intestines 
after processing into natural sausage casings  (8 March 2007)  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/biohaz/ biohaz_opinions/ej464_bovine_casings.html  
 
Proposed date of adoption :   End of May 2007  
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 July 2007 (End of the transitional measures notified in  
     G/SPS/N/EEC/133, dated 3 August 2001) 
Comments are welcome anytime  
 
 The notified document can be obtained from the EC Enquiry Point. 
 
 
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