. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/86
29 May 2000
(00-2164)
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 SANCO
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:  Minced meat and meat preparations to be placed on the European Union
market
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission decision laying
down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of minced
meat and meat preparations from third countries and repealing Council Decision 97/29/EC
SANCO/200/2000 Rev.3 (9 pages)
5. Description of content:  The Decision is based on Council Directive 94/65/EC and
facilitates trade by setting public health conditions and veterinary certification for
importation
(1) Minced meat consignment shall be accompanied by an original health certificate
conforming to the model in Annex I.
(2) Meat preparations consignments shall be accompanied by an original health
certificate conforming to the model in Annex II.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] 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:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4 July 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2000.  Member States shall authorize the
importation of minced meat and meat preparations, produced and certified according to the
requirements of Commission Decision 97/29/EC during the 35 days following the datementioned in paragraph 9.G/SPS/N/EEC/86
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11. Final date for comments:  23 June 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:
Mr. Marco Castellina
86 rue de la Loi, Office 7/8
B-1049 Brussels
Tel:  +(322)295 8182
Fax:  +(322)296 2792
E-mail:  marco.castellina@cec.eu.int