WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/105
28 November 2000
(00-5093)
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, General Directorate 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).   Cereals and cereal products;  dried vine fruit  Regions or countries likely to
be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  EC member States and third countries
exporting to the European Communities
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission Directive laying
down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels
for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (8 pages)
5. Description of content:   The draft Commission Directive establishes provisions for the
sampling of cereals and cereal products and dried vine fruit to be used for the competent
authorities for the official control of the levels of Ochratoxin A in cereals, cereal productsand dried vine fruit.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[   ] 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:  European
Commission Document SANC O/0476/00 – Rev.2 (Available in all EC languages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2001
11. Final date for comments:  30 December 2000
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: