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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/POL/14
20 August 1998
(98-3280)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF POLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy, Veterinary Department
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Meat,
foodstuffs of animal origin, non-edible animal raw materials, animal feedstuffs
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Announcement of the Chief
Veterinary Officer of 22 July 1998 on the register of countries from which meat, foodstuffs
of animal origin, non-edible animal raw materials, animal feedstuffs may be imported into
or in transit through the territory of the Republic of Poland, and on the health certificate
forms for these commodities (54 pages)
5. Description of content:
(1) The registers listing all countries from which import and transit of certain
commodities through the territory of Poland are permitted without licence (only the
Polish health certificate is required);
(2) Form of the health certificate for
(a) fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species, offals and for forestomachs
therefrom,
(b) fresh meat of porcine species(c) fresh poultry meat and offals
(d) meat products
(e) natural casings of porcine, bovine, ovine and caprine species
(f) milk and milk products
(g) fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and products therefrom(h) eggs intended for consumption
(i) egg products
(j) processed animal protein for use in animal feeding
(k) fishmeal including meal of sea animals with exception of sea mammals
(l) pet food in hermetically sealed containers, semi-moist pet food or dried pet
food
(m) edible processed animal proteins
(n) fresh meat of bovine, ovine, caprine and equine species not intended for
human consumptionG/SPS/N/POL/14
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6. Objective and rationale: To facilitate the importation of above-mentioned commodities
from countries listed in the registers
7. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Text of
Announcement is published in the Official Jour nal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Economy No. 9, item 16
Announcement based on Article 11, section 5 of the Law of 24 April 1997 on control of
animal infectious diseases, inspection of animals for slaughter and meat and State
Veterinary Inspection (Journal of Laws No. 60 of June 1997, item 369)
9. Proposed date of adoption:   22 July 1998
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 July 1998
11. Final date for comments:  31 October 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Economy, Veterinary Department
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and E-
mail address (if available) of other body:            