. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/157
2 April 2002
(02-1622)
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: European Commission, Directorate-General 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).  All waste food, including fats and oils, whether processed or not  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: EC member States
and third countries exporting the products concerned to the European Communities
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  SANCO/4030/01 Rev.9
"Commission Regulation establishing a list of feed materials whose circulation or use for
animal nutrition purposes is restricted or  prohibited and amending Commission Decision
91/516/EEC" (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  The proposal notified aiming at prohibiting catering waste from
restaurants, catering facilities and kitchens as feed material. Catering waste is defined as
"All waste food, including fats and oils, whether processed or not, originating in
restaurants, catering facilities and kitchens, including central kitchens and household
kitchens.".   Catering waste originating from food processing industry is not covered by the
prohibition.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
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:  SANCO/4030/01
Rev.9 (Available in all official EC languages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of May 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the 20th day following that of the publication of the
Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Proposed date of application:   1 November 2002G/SPS/N/EEC/157
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11. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of notification
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, [  X ] EC enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: