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Fifth meeting of the Trade Specialised Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, 29 September 2025: agenda

Updated 25 September 2025

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1. Introduction and welcome

  • to include formal adoption of agenda

2. Updates on legislative developments

2.1 Animal welfare

  • UK updates on the Animal Welfare Bill (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets Bill)
  • UK updates on the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
  • UK updates on upcoming Animal Welfare strategy
  • EU updates on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

2.2 Precision breeding and new genomic techniques (NGTs)

  • UK update on progress of the Precision Breeding Act
  • EU update on progress of proposed legislation on new genomic techniques

2.3 Regulated product reform

  • UK update on regulated product authorisation reforms including removal of automatic renewals such as additives, flavourings and food or feed containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified organisms

3. Import controls

  • Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) update – UK to provide an update on BTOM implementation

4. Commodity specific measures

  • seed potatoes – Update on EU audit report following the November 2024 audit of GB seed potatoes and Member State dossiers sent to the UK
  • UK measures on the import of porcine meat and meat products
  • triangular trade issues – including GB to EU to GB and EU to GB to EU

5. E-certification

  • updates on the use of e-certificates

6. Sharing of information

  • sharing of information on disease outbreaks

7. Cooperation

  • update on cooperation in multilateral fora

8. Any other business

  • UK update on Food Standards Agency (FSA) risk assessments of mutual interest

9. Conclusion

  • to include summary of actions
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