NOTIFICATION
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Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION If applicable, name of local government involved: |
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General |
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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption |
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
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Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/636 of 25 March 2025 amending Annexes III and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates, model animal health/official certificates and private attestation, for the entry into the Union or transit through the Union to a third country of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 260 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_03150_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_03150_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_03150_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content: The Regulation amends model certificates and model private attestation for entry into and transit through the Union of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption, i.e. to reflect new requirements for the entry into the Union of certain meat products and honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption introduced by Delegated Regulations (EU) 2023/2652 and (EU) 2025/637; to reflect the reference to the list of third countries or regions thereof authorized for the entry into the Union of certain animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of the prohibition on the use of certain antimicrobial medicinal products laid down by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598, to replace the references to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland by "Windsor Framework"; to clarify and make consistent certain other requirements in the relevant model certificates and model private attestation for the entry into and transit through the Union of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption. |
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests. |
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard: [ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number): Terrestrial Animal Health Code: Chapter 5.10. and Aquatic Animal Health Code: Chapter 5.2 [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [X] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: |
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 25 March 2025 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2025 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. [X] Trade facilitating measure |
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of 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 A4-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
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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 A4-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |