WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/42
3March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0869)
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):
CNcode: Chapter 23
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
Draft Commission Directive amending theAnnexes toCouncil Directives
77/101/EEC, 79/373/EEC and91/357/EEC 8p.
5. Description ofcontent:
Toinclude, intherules forthelabelling ofDirectives 77/101/EEC and79/373/EEC
which laydown general andspecific rules forthemarketing andlabelling ofstraight
andcompound feedingstuffs, awarning inorder toinform thelivestock farmer thatthe
useoffeedingstuffs obtained from protein derived from certain tissue ofmammals is
prohibited forthefeeding ofruminants.
Todelete thecategory "Land animal products" inthecategories ofingredients listed in
Commission Directive 91/357/EEC of13June1991 laying down thecategories of
ingredients which maybeusedforthepurposes oflabelling compound feedingstuffs for
animals other thanpets.
6. Objective andrationale:
Health protection against BSE-Forpractical reasons andtoensure legalconsistency,
thebanonthefeeding ofcertain protein obtained from mammalian tissue toruminants
which already exists inveterinary lawshould accordingly beincluded infeedingstuffs
law.
-Toprevent theuseroffeedingstuffs obtained from protein derived from certain tissue
ofmammals feeding them toruminants outofignorance ofcurrent feedingstuffs and
veterinary rules, bytheuseofanappropriate labelling ofsuchfeedingstuffs inorder to
callattention totheirproscribed useinruminants 'feed.
-Toprovide tothelivestock farmers anaccurate andmeaningful information on
compound feedingstuffs containing ingredients obtained from mammalian tissue-
derived protein bythefactthatthefeedingstuff producers must giveanaccurate
description ofthefeedingstuffs obtained from protein derived from certain tissue of
mammals since theynolonger fallwithin anyofthecategories setoutintheAnnex to
Directive 91/357/EEC.
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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:
VI/4838/96 rev.6 willbepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean
Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1stMay1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1stJuly1997
11. Final date forcomments: 15April 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: European Commission
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
European Community Enquiry Point