RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/1
12September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2572)
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 the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
CNCode 0511 9980 Other (equine semen)
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Decision on
animal health requirements andveterinary certification forimports intotheCommunity
ofsemen oftheequine species (9pages).
5. Description ofcontent: Introduces animal health rules andveterinary certification to
accompany import intotheECofsemen oftheequine species.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: International standards inrespect offreedom fromdiseases appearing
onLists AandBoftheOIEarereflected inthecertification.
8. Relevant documents: VI/6304/92 rev7.Willbepublished intheOfficial Journal ofthe
European Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Adoption inNovember 1995, andentry
intoforce on2February 1996
10. Final date forcomments: 31October 1995
11. Texts available from: European Community enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax
number ofother body: