RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/15
12September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2586)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forAgriculture and
Rural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
CNCode 0407 00Eggs
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Decision Laying
Down Public Health Requirements andHealth Certificates fortheImportation ofEggs
Intended forHuman Consumption from Third Countries (7pages).
5. Description ofcontent: TheDraft Decision laysdown therequirements andthe
certification forimports ofeggsintended forhuman consumption.
6. Objective and rationale: Toestablish therequirements andamodel certificate for
imports ofeggsintended forhuman consumption from thirdcountries.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: VI/5248/95 rev.3.Willbepublished intheOfficial Journal of
theEuropean Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Adoption inNovember 1995, andentry
intoforce on2February 1996
10. Final date forcomments: 31October 1995
11. Texts available from: European Community enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax
number ofother body: