WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/POL/24
19 December 2000
(00-5525)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying: REPUBLIC OF POLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Chief Veterinary
Officer
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). Live bovine animals, beef, beef products, feedingstuffs derived from bovine,
pet-food derived from bovine, bovine by-products, immunological products (tariff items:
0102, 0201, 0202, 0206, 0210, 0504, 0506, 0510, 0511, 1601, 1602, 1603, 2301, 2309,
3001, 3002, 3503)   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg,
Liechtenstein, Portugal, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Ireland
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft regulation of the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development banning imports of some products originating from
countries specified under point 3 (6 pages)
5. Description of content:  Import ban for commodities listed in an Annex to the Regulation.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy detected and
confirmed in countries specified under point 3.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  This new regulation
will appear in the Journal of Laws when promulgated.
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediate entry into
force (date to be determined).
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:           