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13 June 2019  
(19-4041) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 June 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the European Union . 
 
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Categories of consignments to be subjected to official controls at border control posts  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/281 (24 October 2018) was adopted as Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2019/478 of 14 January 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the categories of co nsignments to be subjected to official 
controls at border control posts (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L  82, 25 March 2019, p. 4].  
This Regulation shall apply from 14 December 2019.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3406_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3406_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_3406_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification  of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into  force 
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar  days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2-Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101, B -1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/281/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number a nd e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101, B -1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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