WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/103/Add.3
28 May 2003
(03-2875)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 27 May 2003, has been received from the
European Communities.
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Animal by-products (with the exception of ova, embryos, semen and catering waste)
and products derived therefrom, intended for purposes other than human consumption
The European Communities notified in document G/SPS/N/EEC/103 (24 November 2000) a
regulatory proposal that later became Regulation (EC) No.1774/2002 of th e European Parliament and
of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down he alth rules concerning animal by-products not
intended for human consumption (Official Journal L273, 10/10/2002 pp.1-95).  This regulation
established conditions to ensure that the products imported from a third country are of a hygiene
standard equal, or equivalent to, the standards applied by the European Communities and to this aim it
introduced a system of approval for the third countries and their establishments, an EC inspection (oraudit) procedure, and model health certificates, which must accompany the imported products.  It
entered into force on 30 November and should apply six months after the date of its entry into forcei.e. 30 May 2003.
In response to comments received from third coun tries, and with a view to help them to fully
comply with all its provisions, the Commission adopted recently Regulation (EC) No.812/2003 of
12 May 2003 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No.1774/2002 of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council as regards the impor tation and transit of certain products from third
countries (Official Journal L117, 13/05/2003 pp.19-21) that set down a general "transitional period"
for third countries lasting until 31 December 2003.  During this period, the existing EU rules on
imports continue to apply.
The notified document can be obtained from the EEC Enquiry Point.  It can also be
downloaded from Eur-Lex in http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/
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