WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/58
6April 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1387)
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): Feedingstuffs.
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Directive laying
down certain measures forimplementing Council Directive 95/69/EC laying down the
conditions andarrangements forapproving andregistering certain establishments and
intermediaries operating intheanimal feedsector (document VI/5637/97 Rev.4)15
pages.
5. Description ofcontent: Definition ofcriteria tobeusedfortheestablishment and
updating ofalistofthirdcountries andofalistofestablishments located inthird
countries abletoprovide safeguards equivalent tothose offered bytheMember States
inrespect oftheirownestablishments operating intheanimal feedsector.
Definition oftheform ofaregister forlisting theestablishments andoftheapproval
andregistration numbers.
6. Objective andrationale: Public andanimal health -toachieve asituation asregards to
theguarantees offered bythemanufacturers ofadditives, premixtures, products covered
byDirective 82/471/EEC andcompound feedingstuffs located inthirdcountries
intending toputproducts intocirculation within theCommunity, sothatsafeguards are
provided equivalent tothose supplied byestablishments located intheCommunity.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: VI/5637/97 Rev.4 will
bepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: May1998
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 3rddayfollowing thatofthepublication onthe
Official Journal oftheEC.
11. Final date forcomments: 25May1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: European Community Enquiry Point.