. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/72
16 April 1999
(99-1523)
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 Agriculture and Rural
Development
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).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
1. Live bovine (0102), ovine and caprine (0104) animals
2. Bovine embryos and ova
3. Ovine and caprine semen, embryos and ova
4. Products of bovine, ovine and caprine origin5. Fishery products which are destined for human consumption and contain gelatine or
rendered animal fat
6. Egg products which are destined for human consumption and contain gelatine or rendered
animal fat
7. Snails or frogs' legs which are destined for human consumption and contain gelative or
rendered animal fat
8. Pet food
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposal for a European Parliament
and Council Regulation laying down rules for the prevention and control of certain
transmissible spongiform encepha lopathies (TSEs) (31 pages).
5. Description of content:  Regulation addressing human and animal health aspects relating to
risks of exposure to all animal TSEs for f ood and feed production and placing on the market,
including import, export and move ment without co mmercial purpose.
6. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety  [ X ] animal health [  ] plant protection
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease  [  ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
Prevention and control of all animal TSEs and protection of public health.
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [  ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Chapter 3.2.13 of OIE Code.  The relevant
Chapter of the OIE Code does not currently prov ide for a complete categorization of countries
and for the level of protection deemed appropria te.  There is an undertaking of the European
Commission to adapt its proposal during the legislative process to take account of the
development of the OIE Code.G/SPS/N/EEC/72
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal of the
European Communities C 45, 19 February 1999, p. 2. (Available in Danish, Dutch, English,Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italia n, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 days following that of it s publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.
11. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of issue.
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:
12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: