RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/22
8November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3454)
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):
CNCodes 0511 9980,Manure
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Decision
amending Chapter 14ofAnnex ItoCouncil Directive 92/118/EEC of
17December 1992 laying down animal health andpublic health requirements
governing trade inandimports intotheCommunity ofproducts notsubject tothesaid
requirements laiddown inspecific Community rules referred toinAnnex A(I)to
Directive 89/662/EEC and,asregards pathogens, toDirective 90/425/EEC. Number
ofpages: 5.
5. Description ofcontent: Thedraftproposal modifies therules fortheimport ofmanure
intotheCommunity.
6. Objective andrationale: Toclarify certain import rules inrelation totheproduct
mentioned above.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: VI/1764/95 Rev7.Willbepublished intheOfficial Journal of
theEuropean Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Adoption inJanuary 1996, andentry
intoforce on2February 1996.
10. Final date forcomments: 1January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: