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Notifying Member: European Union

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate-General

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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): Meat and meat products (ICS Code: 67.120.10)

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document:

1.    Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific requirements for gelatine, collagen and highly refined products of animal origin intended for human consumption; and

2.    Draft Commission Implementing Regulation drawing up lists of third countries, parts of third countries and territories from which Member States are to authorise the introduction into the Union of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, laying down certificates requirements, amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 and repealing Decision 2003/812/EC (with four Annexes)

Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1.: 8 and  2.: 41

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2651_00_e.pdf

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2651_01_e.pdf

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2651_02_e.pdf

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Description of content: The purpose of the drafts is to bring together lists of third countries allowed to import certain food of animal origin, and certificates, into one single act for reasons of consistency and clarity. In addition, specific requirements are laid down for treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen, and for certain highly refined products, to avoid current confusion on which certificate to use. The updated and new specific certificates will reduce the administrative burden for importers and border inspection posts by the simplification (only one certificate) and the clarity provided on the certificate to be used. In addition, lists of third countries allowed to import raw materials for gelatine and collagen, collagen and certain highly refined products, are laid down. The first draft proposal contains the requirement to be complied with. The second draft lays down the list of third countries allowed to import and the model certificates.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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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)  

[X]    World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 5.1. General obligations related to certification; Chapter 5.2. Certification procedures

[ ]      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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): End of 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): End of 2015

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): On the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 5 September 2015

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-Multilateral International Relations

Rue Froissart 101

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263

Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090

E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu

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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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations

Rue Froissart 101

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263

Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090

E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu