RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/3
12September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2574)
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 0208 9000 Game other thanrabbits orhares; CN0208 1000 Leporidae
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Decision
laying down animal andpublic health conditions andveterinary certification forimports
ofwildgame meat(excluding meatofwildswine) from thirdcountries (23pages).
5. Description ofcontent: Introduces animal andpublic health rules andveterinary
certification forimports ofwildgame meat (excluding meat ofwildswine) from third
countries.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal andpublic health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: International standards inrespect offreedom from diseases
appearing onLists AandBoftheOIEarereflected inthecertification.
8. Relevant documents: VI/3815/93 rev12.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: