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EC Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

for the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures

SANCO/D3

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SPS Notifications. All countries

402467

773804

854919

856

1152

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

USA 395Brazil 150EC 48Chile 47Canada 38Colombia 34Taiwan 33Philippines 33Korea 32New Zealand 32

2006 experienced a big increase in notifications

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SPSAll types of measures to:

• Protect human or animal health from contaminants in food

• Protect human health from plant- / animal-carried disease

• Protect animal or plant health from pests or diseases

• Protect territory from damage by pests

TBT• technical regulations (mandatory)• standards (voluntary)• conformity assessment

procedures

Objectives “inter alia”• National security requirements• Prevent deceptive practices• Protect human health and safety • Protect animal and plant health• Protect the environment

Scope

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SPS or TBT?Regulation requiring pasteurization

Regulation setting MRLs for pesticides

List of allowed additives

SPS

Regulation specifying what milk products can be called

Nutritional labelling

Packaging sizes and markings

TBT

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Co-ordination meetings with Member States

• SPS Committee in Geneva: at least 3 times/year.• SANCO/D3 organise a meeting (3-4 weeks before)

with SPS representatives of the MS (agriculture, health, trade).

• In the Agenda: the issues to discuss in SPS Committee, but also others SPS points (not for Geneva) that are of interest to MS: bilateral issues, relevant information, closed cases…

• 133 Committee is informed of the agenda of the SPS Committee.

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Developing countries are beginning to notify. Central & South America notify ¼ of all notifications. Chile as much as the EC.

SPS Notifications Year 2006

Developed 57%

Developing 43%

Developed Developing

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EC' MS Notifications to SPS

11

9

5

10

5

23

13

-1

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

1999 2001 2003 2005

EC Member States notify measures in compliance with the procedure set by Directive 98/34 on Technical Regulations Information Exchanges (TRIS). SANCO

controls compliance and prepares the notification.

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SANCO notified 22 measures to the TBT agreement in 2006

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20

40

60

80

100

120

No

tification

s

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Years

Notifications to the WTO' TBT + SPS Agreements by SANCO and other Directorates

TBT OtherDirectoratesTBT SANCO

SPS SANCO

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Only ¼ of the SPS EC notifications collect comments.

In 2006 the EC collected 32 Comments a half of which from USA.

Comments received to EC notifications

ASEAN 1

AUS 4

CAN 1

CHN 5 LKA 1

PER 1

SGP 1

USA 16

ARG 2

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ARE/12 live domestic and wild birds from Greece

AUS/198 Draft Generic Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken Meat.

JPN/161 Plant Protection Law.

JPN/166 standards and specifications for on enrofloxacin residues.

NZL/344 Wood Packaging Material from all countries

USA/1050/Add.1 fruits and vegetables regulations

USA/1187 Importation of Nursery Stock, Proposed Rule.

USA/1250 Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Pesticides.

USA/1307 Revision of Fruits and Vegetables Import Regulations

Examples of comments sent. Note: Numerous are dealt with bilaterally (TRADE or EC Delegation) or SANCO with Permanent Representation in Brussels

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Comments sent by the EC SPS Notification Authority (2001-2006) Source of request

Anim al Health

International IssuesHygiene

Chem icals

Food Law

Plant Health/PPP

Mem ber States

TRADE DG

ENTR DG

Industry

AGRI+ENV DG

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Who requests us to send comments?

[Period 2001-2006, by source of request]

80

37

1311

4 3

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Total SANCO DG Member States TRADE DG ENTR DG Industry AGRI+ENV DG

Num ber of requests