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24 August 2022  
(22-6425) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 24 August 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union . 
 
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Official controls on animals and products of animal origin exported from third countries to the Union 
in order to ensure compliance with the prohibition of certain uses of antimicrobials and direct supply 
of meat from poultry and lagomorphs  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/464 (15 March 2021) is now adopted by Regulation 
(EU) 2021/1756 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021 amending 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards official controls on animals and products of animal origin 
exported from third countries to the Union in order  to ensure compliance with the prohibition of 
certain uses of antimicrobials and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 as regards the direct supply of meat 
from poultry and lagomorphs (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 357, 8 October 2021, p. 27].  
The Regulation shall apply from 28 October 2021.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5800_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_5800_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_ 5800_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. Add ress, 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  G/SPS/N/EU/464/Add.1  
 
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  Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Text(s) available from: [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  
 
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