WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/36
29October 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4511)
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): Ungulates,
hides andskins, bones andboneproducts notforanimal andhuman consumption,
apiculture products, game trophies, slurry, wools, feathers andhoney
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Doc. COM(96)393 final, pp.7-
Proposal foraCouncil Directive laying down animal health andpublic health
requirements governing trade inimports intotheCommunity ofproducts notsubject to
thesaidrequirements laiddown inspecific Community rules referred toinAnnex A(1)
toDirective 89/662/EEC and,asregards pathogens, toDirective 89/425/EEC.
5. Description ofcontent: Abolition ofthelistofthirdcountries establishments for
imports ofproducts covered bytheDirective 92/118/EEC.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofbothpublic andanimal health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
COM(96)393 FINAL, English, French, Spanish
Willbepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1stJanuary 1996
10. Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1stJanuary 1996
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11. Final date forcomments: 18December 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: