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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/POL/21
6 July 1999
(99-2805)
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 Food Economy
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Cattle, pigs, beef meat and its products, pork meat and its products, poultry,
poultry meat, milk and milk products, eggs, fodder – according to the list, annexed to
Regulation
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulation of the Minister of
Agriculture and food Economy on 14 June 1999 banning imports of some products
originating from the Kingdom of Belgium
5. Description of content:  The proposed measure is dioxin related.  It suspends imports of
livestock and commodities listed in annex to the Regulation from the Kingdom of Belgium.This measure has a temporary character and will operate until the time when new available
information will allow the Polish authorities to review the policy.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [     ] 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):  Emergency measure taken to protect the health on the
consumers against the effects of dioxins.
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 regulation is
based on Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Law of 24 April 1997 on control of animal
infectious diseases inspection of animals and meat and on the Veterinary Inspection(Journal of Law No 60, item 369) (Available in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  On the date of publication
in Journal of LawG/SPS/N/POL/21
Page 2
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:
Poland SPS Enquiry Point:
Ministry of Agriculture and Food EconomyAttn:  Cezary Organi ściak
00-930 Warsaw
Wspólna str. 30
Tel:  (22) 623 22 66
Fax:  (22) 623 21 05