WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CYP/6
15December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5492)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFCYPRUS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Natural Resources andEnvironment
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Milk andmilk
based products intended forhuman consumption
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment oftheVeterinary
Requirements fortheImportation ofMilk andMilk-Based Products intended forhuman
consumption
5. Description ofcontent:
Requirements fortheimportation intoCyprus ofrawmilkintended tobeaccepted ata
collection centre, standardization centre, treatment establishment orprocessing
establishment inCyprus andthentobeusedforhuman consumption.
Requirements fortheimportation intoCyprus ofheattreated milk, milk-based products
made from heat-treated milkorheat-treated milk-based products intended forhuman
consumption.
Requirements fortheimportation intoCyprus ofrawmilkproducts intended forhuman
consumption.
Thepurposes ofthese changes are:
1.tointroduce provisions forthecertification ofthese products similar totheones
applied bytheEUmember States towards which Cyprus intends toharmonize its
policies;
2.better protection ofanimal andpublic health.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal andpublic health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
(1) Thebasic lawsare:
(a)theContagious Diseases (Animals) Lawof1987 which gives thepower to
theMinister ofAgriculture, Natural Resources andEnvironment toissue
Orders forthepublication intheOfficial Gazette oftheRepublic ofCyprus for
prohibiting andregulating theimportation ofanimals andanimal products
(relevant Order 250/90) (available inGreek andEnglish);
(b)TheFood (Control andSale) Lawof1996 which gives power tothe
Minister ofHealth toissue Orders tothepublication intheOfficial Gazette of
theRepublic ofCyprus forprohibiting andregulating theimportation offood
(available inGreek).
(2) Thenotified document willappear when adopted intheRequirements forthe
importation intoCyprus ofanimals andproducts ofanimal origin documents of
Veterinary Services (available inGreek andEnglish).
(3) Relevant standards Commission Decision 97/115/EEC of24January 1997
amending Decision 94/143/EC providing forthespecimens ofthehealth certificate for
theimportation from thirdcountries ofheat-treated milk, milk-based products andraw
milkforhuman consumption intended tobeaccepted atacollection centre,
standardization centre, treatment establishment orprocessing establishment (Official
Journal 42of13February 1997).
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 15February 1998
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1March 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 30January 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Department ofVeterinary Services
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
or
Dr.Pavios Economides
Director oftheDepartment ofVeterinary Services
1417 Nicosia
Cyprus
Fax: (02)332803
e-mail: vet.services@cytanet.com.cy