Notifications for European Union (1104 notifications)

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/35/Add.1 (7 February 2013) is now amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1017 of 15 June 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 159, 21 June 2017, p. 48]. The Regulation will enter into force on 11 July 2017. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2852_00_e.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2852_00_f.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2852_00_s.pdf

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/171 (31 October 2016) is now adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/978 of 9 June 2017 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fluopyram; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), alpha-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), beta-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), sum of isomers, except the gamma isomer; lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), gamma-isomer); nicotine and profenofos in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 151, 14 June 2017, p. 1].This Regulation shall apply from 4 January 2018.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2773_00_e.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2773_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2773_00_s.pdf

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/173 (16 November 2016) is now adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/983 of 9 June 2017 amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 148, 10 June 2017, p. 27].This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2017.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2774_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2774_00_f.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2774_00_s.pdf

These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substances 2-phenylphenol, bensulfuron-methyl, dimethachlor and lufenuron. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limits of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union or for which a human health concern may not be excluded. The residue definitions of the substances have also been updated.

The act replaces Annex I of Regulation 396/2005, which is the list of the products to which the MRLs apply. Annex I was last amended in 2014 and several amendments are necessary to improve its overall clarity. The general scope and structure of Annex I remain unchanged. Main amendments introduced are:-      names and definitions of some groups of products are clarified;-      the wording of the footnote (1) has been reviewed in order to increase clarity, but the scope and application are unchanged;-      the expired footnotes are deleted;-      the spelling and the position of some products are corrected;-      the column "part of the products to which the MRLs apply" is better defined for some groups of products; -      around 25 new species or varieties available on the market have been introduced in Part B of Annex I.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/190 (6 February 2017) is now adopted as Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/962 of 7 June 2017 suspending the authorisation of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 145, 8 June 2017, p. 13].This Regulation shall apply from 28 June 2017.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2662_00_e.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2662_00_f.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2662_00_s.pdf

The regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of the above substance as feed additive in the category of "technological additives" subsequent to the evaluation of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. There are no specific post-marketing requirements.

The regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of the above substance as feed additive in the category of "technological additives" subsequent to the evaluation of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) according to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. No specific post-marketing requirements.

The regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of the above substance as feed additive in the category of "technological additives" subsequent to the evaluation of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) according to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003. There are no specific post-marketing requirements.

The text authorises the use on the EU territory of processed animal protein (PAP) derived from insects in feed for aquaculture animals and lays down certain conditions for the production and import of such insect PAP and products containing insect PAP, including a health certificate to be used for import into the EU territory.The text facilitates trade since it authorises the use on the EU territory of insect PAP in feed for aquaculture, which was previously prohibited. In addition, the text includes other amendments, including amendments to EU conditions for the production, transport and storage on the EU territory of ruminant PAP, as well as non-ruminant PAP and compound feed containing non-ruminant PAP, destined for export from the EU territory.

The regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of the preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 29024 as feed additive in the category of "technological additives" subsequent to the evaluation of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. There are no specific post-marketing requirements.

The regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of L-tryptophan produced by Escherichia coli as feed additive in the category of "nutritional additives" following the evaluation by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003.

The text authorises the use on the EU territory of processed animal protein (PAP) derived from certain aquatic invertebrates which are not covered by a definition of fishmeal but are produced for feeding of fish or are by-catch during the regular fishery operation.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/170 (7 September 2016) is now adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/627 of 3 April 2017 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fenpyroximate, triadimenol and triadimefon in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 96, 7 April 2017, p. 44].This Regulation shall apply from 27 October 2017.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2172_00_e.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2172_00_f.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2172_00_s.pdf

Amendments of model health certificate for imports of semen of animals of the ovine and caprine species, based on the Regulation (EC) 2016/1396: - to clarify that movement of semen donors from a holding with negligible or controlled risk, to a semen collection centre where they are kept under special conditions, does not compromise the classical scrapie status of the holding and therefore imports into the Union of semen collected from those animals is allowed; - to clarify that meat-and-bone meal should be understood as defined in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), rather than in point 27 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/2011.

Amendments of the model certificates for imports of meat preparations and the model certificate for imports of certain meat products, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines as regards the public health attestation for BSE: - Clarification of the text concerning import of products of animal origin from bovine, ovine or caprine animals. - Modification of the import requirements for the products coming from countries with a negligible BSE risk, to allow also for import when such products originate from raw material from countries with controlled or undetermined BSE risk, provided that SRM has been removed.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/168 (7 July 2016) is now adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/693 of 7 April 2017 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bitertanol, chlormequat and tebufenpyrad in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 101, 13 April 2017, p. 1].This Regulation shall apply from 3 November 2017.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2168_00_e.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2168_00_f.pdfhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2168_00_s.pdf

Amendments of the model certificates for imports of live domestic bovine animals, fresh meat and minced meat of bovine, ovine and caprine origin, gelatine, collagen, raw material for production of gelatine and collagen, treated raw material for production of gelatine and collagen and of composite products with products of bovine, ovine and caprine origin, as regards the public health attestation for BSE: - Clarification of the text concerning import of live domestic bovine animals and products of animal origin from bovine, ovine or caprine animals. - Amendment of the requirement for import of carcasses of bovine origin, as the requirement to indicate a blue stripe on the label when removal of the vertebral column is not required, is changed to indicate a red stripe on the label when such removal is required. - Modification of the import requirements for the products coming from countries with a negligible BSE risk, to allow also for import when such products originate from raw material from countries with controlled or undetermined BSE risk, provided that SRM has been removed.

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/43 (17 May 2013) is now adopted as Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/ EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 95, 7 April 2017, p. 1]. This Regulation applies from 27 April 2017.

This regulatory measure authorises the commercialisation of the above mentioned substances as feed additives in the category of "technological additives" following the evaluation of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) according to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC)1831/2003. No specific post-marketing requirements were established.