WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/56
12March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1004)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forAgriculture and
Rural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Liveanimals
andanimal products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Decision
concerning theimportation intotheCommunity ofcertain liveanimals andtheir
products originating incertain European countries inrelation toFMD, amending
decisions 96/367/EC, 96/414/EC, 96/730/EC andrepeating decisions 93/242/EC and
95/301/EC Doc. VI/8347/97 Rev.4 Page4
5. Description ofcontent: ThedraftCommission Decision taking intoaccount the
epidemiological situations ofcertain European countries considers possible tointroduce
newimport requirements inorder tofacilitate trade ofliveanimals andanimal products
6. Objective andrationale: Animal health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Theabove mentioned Commission Decision, inevaluating the
specific different epidemiological situation ofconcerned countries, takes intoaccount
relevant OIEguidelines andrecommendations
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: VI/8347/97 Rev.4 -
English
9. Proposed date ofadoption: April 1998
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: May1998
11. Final date forcomments: 15April 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: European Commission
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: