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G/SPS/N/EEC/363
10 December 2009
ORGANIZATION
(09-6407)
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 & Consumers Directorate-General
Directorate D - Animal Health and Welfare
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): Aquaculture fish including ornamental aquatic animals (HS Codes 03.01,
03.01.10)
4.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[]
All trading partners
[X]
Specific regions or countries: EU member States and third countries exporting
these products to the European Union.
5.
Title of the notified document: "Draft Commission Regulation of *** amending
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the placing on the market and import
requirements for consignments of aquaculture animals intended for member States or parts
thereof with national measures approved in accordance with Decision 2009/XX/EC"
(Document SANCO/4790/2009)" Language: English Number of pages: 28
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2009/sps/EEC/09_4314_00_e.pdf
6.
Description of content: The draft Regulation updates the wording of the attestations of the
model of animal health certificates as regards the following diseases: Spring vireamia of
carp (SVC), Bacterial kidney disease (BKD), Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) and
Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS) to bring them in line with the principles of
Council Directive 2006/88/EC and the latest development of the OIE Animal Health Code
as regards the above-mentioned diseases. The import requirements are simplified, but not
made any stricter.
7.
Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other
damage from pests.
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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)
[X]
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Aquatic Animal Health Code, in particular
chapters 5.1, 5.10, 10.3 and 10.8
[]
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:
9.
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
More information on import conditions can be obtained from:
• SANCO Web page
http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/aquaculture/market_imports_en.htm
•
10.
The Export Helpdesk. An online service of the European Commission, to provide
relevant information required by developing countries exporters interested in supplying
the
EU
market,
available
from
the
following
link:
http://exporthelp.europa.eu/index_en.html
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible
11.
Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or
(dd/mm/yy): This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
1. For a transitional period until 30 June 2010, consignments of aquaculture animals
accompanied by an animal health certificate issued in accordance with Parts A and B of
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 before the amendments introduced by the
present Regulation, may continue to be imported into or transited through the Union.
2. For a transitional period until 30 June 2011, consignment of aquaculture animals
accompanied by an animal health certificate issued in accordance with Part A or B of
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 before the amendments introduced by the
present Regulation, may continue to be imported into or transited through the Union
provided that the animal health attestations as regards Spring viraemia of carp (SVC),
Bacterial kidney disease (BKD), Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) and Infection
with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS) set out in Part II of those certificates are not applicable.
[X]
Trade facilitating measure
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12.
Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 8 February 2010. This document is a recasting of
previous legislation. The rules regarding imports have not been amended, but the
certification obligations have been simplified.
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: [email protected]
13.
Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
[email protected]