WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CZE/16
24 June 1998
(98-2531)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CZECH REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, State Veterinary
Administration
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):   Poultry
meat
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Measure concerning higher
findings of arsenic in poultry meat – 1 page.
5. Description of content:  Ban on imports of poultry meat from Thailand.
6. Objective and rationale: Human health protection.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):   Findings of higher content of arsenic in poultry meat.
8. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  VET/307/98 from
19.6.1998 (in Czech)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable): 19 June 1998
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:            