. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/114
7 March 2001
(01-1097)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  General Directorate for Health and Consumer Protection
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods, and fishery
products authorized for human consumption   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to
the extent relevant or practicable:  EC member States and third countries exporting to it
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:
• Commission Decision 2001/65 of 23 Janu ary 2001 amending Decision 96/333/EC
establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates
and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific
decision (Official Journal of the EC, p.38)
• Commission Decision 2001/66 of 23 Janu ary 2001 amending Decision 97/296/EC
drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is
authorised for human consumption (Official Journal of the EC, p.39-40)
• Commission Decision 2001/67 of 23 Janu ary 2001 amending Decision 95/328/EC
establishing a health certification for fishery products from third countries which
are not yet covered by a specific decision (Official Journal of the EC, p:.41-43)
5. Description of content:  These decisions actualize the model health certificate that should
accompany consignments of the products concerned.  They are notified hereby as a matter
of transparency in order to facilitate trade.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests  To facilitate trade
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  See box 4
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Adopted on 23 January 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  12 March 2001G/SPS/N/EEC/114
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11. Final date for comments:  As the three decisions do not introduce any new health
standard, the Commission only expects comments on the certificates.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] EC enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  The Official
Journal of the European Communities of 24 January 2001 is available in
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/fr/oj/index20010124.html