WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/103/Add.5
30 September 2003
(03-5116)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 22 September 2003, has been received from the
European Communities.
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Animal by-products and products derived therefrom not intended for human consumption
Background:  The European Communities notified in document G/SPS/N/EEC/103
(24 November 2000) a regulatory proposal that later became Regulation (EC) No.1774/2002 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 3 Oc tober 2002 laying down health rules concerning
animal by-products not intended for human cons umption (Official Journal L273, 10/10/2002 pp.1-
95).  This regulation established conditions to ensure that the products imported from a third country
are of a hygiene standard equal, or equivalent to, the standards applied by the European Communities
and to this aim it introduced a system of approval for the third countries and their establishments, an
EC inspection (or audit) procedure, and model health certificates, which must accompany the
imported products.  It entered into force on 30 November 2002 and applied as from 1 May 2003.
Nevertheless, further to this notification, in response to comments received from third countries and
with a view to help them to fully comply with all its provisions, the Commission adopted  Regulation
(EC) No.812/2003 of 12 May 2003 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No.1774/2002 ofthe European Parliament and of the Council as regards the importation and transit of certain
products from third countries (Official Journal L117, 13/05/2003 pp.19-21, notified in
G/SPS/N/EEC/103/Add.3, 28 May 2003), laying down a general "transitional period" for third
countries lasting until 31 December 2003, and permitting existing EU rules on imports to continue to
apply during the transitional period.
This Addendum:  The European Communities hereby notify a Draft  Commission Decision on
transitional sanitary and certification rules under Regulation (EC) No.1774/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council, as regards import from certain third countries of photographicgelatine,  which may contain bovine vertebral column and is therefore classified as Category 1
material under that Regulation (document SANCO/3280/2003 R2), with the aim to facilitate
continued trade by introducing import channelling systems, health certificate and list of plants andthird countries from which member States may allow imports.
- Proposed date of adoption :  End of October 2003
- Proposed date of application : 1 January 2004
- Final date for comments : 45 days after date of notification
The notified documents can be obtained from the EC Enquiry Point.
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