. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/LVA/34
9 June 2000
(00-2296)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State Veterinary Service
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:  Live animals (breeding pigs)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Veterinary (health) certificate "For
the export of breeding pigs to Republic of Latvia" (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  Veterinary requirements for the export of breeding pigs to the
Republic of Latvia
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Commission Decision of 29 May 1998
(98/372/EC) and OIE recommendations conc erning trade of breeding pigs between
countries.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Latvian
and in English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 June 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  23 June 2000
11. Final date for comments:  23 June 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           G/SPS/N/LVA/34
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture
State Veterinary Service
2 Republic Sq.Riga, LV 1981
Latvia
Tel:  +371 702 7475
Fax:  +371 732 2727
E-mail:  vvd@vvd.vita.gov.lv