WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/149
3 December 1999
(99-5283)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
CASE STUDIES – ENQUIRY POINTS / NATIONAL NOTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
Presentation made by the European Communities at the Special Meeting
of the SPS Committee on Transparency Provisions
held on 9 November 1999G/SPS/GEN/149
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European Commission
Directorate General Health  and Consumer Protection
     E.4 /g237 EC SPS Enquiry Point and Notification Authority
marco.castellina@cec.eu.intG/SPS/GEN/149
Page 3Executive body of the European Community
Input of MS through working group and 
established Committees
XXIII Directorate Generals
Offices and Agencies
(e.g.: Trade, Enterprises, HCP, AGRI, EMEA )European  CommissionG/SPS/GEN/149
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Directorate General Health  and Consumer Protection
(HCP)
Director General
Risk Assessment Unit
Directorate A
Consumer policyDirectorate B
Scientific advisesDirectorate C
AdministrationDirectorate E
Public, Animaland Plant HealthDirectorate F
Public Health
EC SPS Enquiry Point and Notification AuthorityDirectorate D
FVOG/SPS/GEN/149
Page 5EC SPS Enquiry  Point and Notification Authority
/g117Preparation of the SPS Committee meetings
/g117Preparation of consultations (Article 12, SPS A)
and follow up of trade issues
/g117Act as Enquiry Point and Notification Authority
(Annex B, SPS A)
/g70Notification, co-ordination, exchange of information
and documentation etc.
/g117Link with EU Member States’ National Enquiry
Points and Notification AuthoritiesTwo Commission Officials
(Secretarial support)G/SPS/GEN/149
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Member StatesMember States
European CommissionEuropean Commission
TEXTSInternational  
standards .
Member StatesEuropean Commission
Community measures WTO/SPSG/SPS/GEN/149
Page 7Community Legislation
Scientific data
Risk assessment
International standardsG/SPS/GEN/149
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Notification of Community  Legislation
Agreement on EC proposal
Proposal notified to the SPS S
Information and/or comments
 to the EC SPS EP/NA
 EC assess comments /request 
for information
 Replies after consultation with 
 EU Member StatesG/SPS/GEN/149
Page 9Notification of EU Member State’s legislation
Draft measures and 
notification format
to the EC  
EC assess compatibi lity with EC laws 
and SPS A criteria for notification  
Proposals notified to the SPS S
with indication of the relevant MS
Comments/request for information 
to  the National Authority
MS to inform the EC EP of 
conclusion/adopted measuresMS to assess comments/
request for informationG/SPS/GEN/149
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Notification of other WTO Member’s draft measures
Notification formats retrieved 
from the WTO web site
Texts systematically requested
Notification formats and texts circulated 
within the EC
EC and MS comments sent to the EC EP
Comments assessed and forwarded 
to the relevant WTO MemberG/SPS/GEN/149
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