. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GEO/8
22 June 1999
(99-2521)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  GEORGIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health Care, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry
of State Security, Ministry of Internal Affairs
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:  Poultry meat (chicken), minced meat, eggs and egg powder (0207;  0407;
0408)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  On prohibition of import and
placement in the territory of Georgia of poultry meat (chicken), minced meat, eggs and egg
powder of Belgian production (3 pages)
5. Description of content:  Physical and legal persons shall be prohibited to import and place
in the territory of Georgia poultry meat (chicken), minced meat, eggs and egg powder ofBelgian production (produced after 15 January 1999)
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  It is possible that food products of animal origin (beef,
bacon, turkey, hare, fish and their products) of Belgian production, animal food are polluted
by "dioxin".
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Provisions of the order are in consistency with
the recommendation of the Office international des Epizooties (OIE)
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Order is available in
both Georgian and unofficial English translation
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  5 June 1999G/SPS/N/GEO/8
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11. Texts available from/and 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:
Georgian SPS Enquiry Point:
Coordinator:  Levan ChiteishviliMinistry of Agriculture and Food
Room 328,
41 Kostava St. Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel/Fax:  (995 32) 33 48 37
E-mail:  sps_levan@access.sanet.ge