WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NLD/44
27 August 1999
(99-3552)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Industrial Board Poultry Trade and Industry
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Fresh poultry meat.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Exemption decree I pertaining to
the Ordinance on hygiene regulations within the poultry-processing industry 1999.
5. Description of content:  The measures for industrially processing poultry have been further
detailed in the ordinance referred to under point 8.  The latter specifies, inter alia , that the
status regarding the presence of the said micro-organisms is known of all batches of poultry.
This is vital in order to prevent cross-infection.  Exemption decree I specifies that in one
year, the health status of each batch is examined at least twice in terms of Campylobacteria.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ordinance on
hygiene regulations within the poultry-processing industry 1997 (BPI).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 October 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 November 1999
11. Final date for comments:  6 October 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           