Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - European Union - Food-producing equine animals and certain products of equine animal origin intended for human consumption

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): Food-producing equine animals and certain products of equine animal origin 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: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model certificates for entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption and certain categories of equine animals. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 55

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_07363_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_07363_01_e.pdf

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Description of content: The draft Implementing Regulation amends model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption and certain categories of equine animals to reflect Article 3, point (a), and Article 11 of Council Directive 96/22 prohibiting respectively the administration of the substances listed in Annex II to that Directive to equine animals intended for human consumption and the import to the Union from third countries of such animals which have been administered those substances.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 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):

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[X]       None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] 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): 31 March 2026

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2026

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 20 days after the date of publication.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 30 December 2025

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