WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/SVK/8
28November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5241)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Central Agricultural Inspecting andTesting Institute
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Apples, pears and
quinces
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Phytoquarantine Measures for
Imports ofApples, Pears andQuinces, issued onthebasis oftheLawoftheNational
Council oftheSlovak Republic No.285/95 coll.(4pages, available inEnglish)
5. Description ofcontent: This measure imposes banonimports ofapples, pears and
quinces from countries withoccurrence ofblight (Erwinia amylovora). Themeasure
requires tosubmit results ofmonitoring performed inthegrowth season 1997, confirmed
bytheofficial plant health careauthority inthecountry oforigin, inaccordance withthe
EEC Directive No.77/93.
6. Objective and rationale: Protection ofnational territory from harmful quarantine
organisms (Erwinia amylovora), which donotoccur intheSlovak territory.
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Safeguard against quarantine pestorganisms.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
(a) LawNo.285/95 oftheSlovak Republic onplant health care;
(b) themeasure wasnotified toallimporters ofrelevant commodities, neighbour
countries, EUandEPPO bodies.
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10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable):
10September 1997. Theimporters were informed on20August 1997.
Comments concerning themeasure arewelcome.
11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother
body: