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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/103/Add.21 
3 April 2008  
 (08-1468) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 2 April 2 008, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities . 
 
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 Animal by-products and products derived therefrom not intended for human consumption:  blood of 
animal origin for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses circulating under HS subheading 3002  
 
The EC is notifying hereby a "Draft Commiss ion Regulation amending Annexes VIII, X and 
XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council as regards the 
import of blood products for the manufacture of  technical products" (SANCO/10402/2007 Rev.5, 
available in English, 16 pages).  http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/EEC/08_1001_00_e.pdf
 
The aim of the proposal is to facilitate trade of blood products.  Further de tails are provided below. 
 
Background:   Regulation 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerni ng animal by-products not intended for human 
consumption (O. J. L273, 10 October 2002 pp.  1-95, notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/103 dated 
24 November 2000) provides for rules concerning the means of disposal and uses of animal by-products, including blood and blood fractions whic h are destined for uses other than human 
consumption.  This regulation has received num erous comments concerning the trade on blood and 
blood fractions for uses other than human consumpti on such as animal feed or technological uses;  in 
response to these comments and following more up to date risk analysis, the following two actions 
have been taken:   
As regards to heat-treated blood
 fractions from non-ruminant animals which have undergone 
ante-mortem inspection, in Document SANC O/10586/2006 Rev.6 (notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/103 
Add.20 dated 21 November 2007) the Commission cl arified its legal status by qualifying them as 
bloodmeal normally circulating under HS subheading 2301, and extended the heat-treatments to blood 
fractions which are already applicable to w hole blood.  The proposal notified thereby " Commission 
Regulation amending Annexes I, V and VII to Regu lation (EC) No. 1774/2 002 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down health  rules concerning animal by-products not intended 
for human consumption ", will be adopted and pu blished soon.  As regard to animal blood for 
technological uses , normally circulating under HS subheading 30.02 the regulation only allows 
imports when the country or region of origin is free from certain diseases without vaccination, furthermore it excluded imports of blood from an imals treated with certain substances having a 
hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists. 
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  This proposal:   Following more up to date scientific advice, the European Commission is 
proposing:  
1. to delete the condition of that blood products of ruminant are a llowed only if region of origin 
must be eligible for the import of live animals into the Community; 
2. to allow imports of untreated blood products of  ruminants from countries or regions which are 
free from foot and mouth disease with vaccination under condition of that imported blood is channelled to their place of destination u nder secure conditions for further processing; 
3. to extend the lists of third countries authorised to export blood products intended for technical 
purposes, to include countries which are able to comply with the treatment requirements 
(Separate health certificates are laid down for treated and untreated blood products); 
4. to allow the imports of into the Community  of blood derived from animals treated with 
certain substances having a hormonal or thyr ostatic action and of ß-agonists;  and 
5. to update the requirements related to the im port of blood products from poultry and other 
avian species by referring to the international standards laid down in the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). 
 
Other relevant documents: 
A consolidated version (date of reference 1 January 20 07) of regulation 1774/2002 in English, 
French and Spanish is available from the hyperlink indicated below: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriS erv.do?uri=CONSLEG:2002R1774:20070101:EN:PDF
 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriS erv.do?uri=CONSLEG:2002R1774:20070101:FR:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriS erv.do?uri=CONSLEG:2002R1774:20070101:ES:PDF  
 
More information on import conditions for materi als of animal origin not intended for human 
consumption to the EC can be obtained in the hyperlink indicated below: 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/animalbyproducts/index_en.htm  
 
Proposed date of adoption:  As soon as possible 
 
Proposed date of application:  Cannot be foreseen now.  Most probably six month after the 
date of adoption. 
 
Final date for comments:  This is a trade facilitation measure.  Comment period does not 
apply. 
 
The notified document can be obtained from the EC Enquiry Point:  sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
 
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