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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HUN/3
27 July 1998
(98-2954)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HUNGARY
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Health and Food
Control
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):   Frozen
or chilled fish, shrimps, bivalve molluscs and products of these animals (fishery products)
intended for human consumption
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Animal health certificate for frozen
or chilled fish, shrimps, bivalve molluscs and products of these animals (fishery products)
intended for human consumption to Hungary (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Animal health requirements for the importation of frozen or chilled
fish, shrimps, bivalve molluscs and products of these animals (fishery products) intended
for human consumption.
Identification of productOrigin of product
Destination of product
Health information
- handling, preparing, storing, processing and transporting conditions;
- parasites, pathogenic microbes, toxins, residues;
- mean of transport.
6. Objective and rationale:  Protection of human and animal health
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Hungarian, English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not statedG/SPS/N/HUN/3
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 1998
11. Final date for comments:  15 September 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:           
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Department of Animal Health and Food
Control, Ministry of Agriculture, 1055 Budapest Kossuth Tér 11, Hungary,
Tel:  36 1 3327 986, Fax:  36 1 301 4670