. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BGR/3
30 November 2000
(00-5181)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BULGARIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National 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, where
applicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:
− Live bovine animals and meat, meat produ cts, offals, semen, bonedust and protein
from bovine animals and food for carnivores containing bovine products from the
United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium and Portugal;
− Live bovine animals and meat, meat produ cts, offals, semen, bonedust and protein
from bovine animals and food for carnivores containing bovine products from
France, Netherlands, Denmark, excludi ng deboned carcass meat, derived from
cattle up to 18 months of age, originating from regions where no Spongiform
Encephalopathy has been detected;
− Immunological products, vaccine, hormonal products, bio stimulators, allergens,
cosmetics products and other preparates prepared from organs of bovine and ovine
animals from the United Kingdom, Irela nd, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal and
regions in France, Netherlands and Denmark where Spongiform Encephalopathy
has been confirmed.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Order No RD-09-
1110/16 November 2000 of the Minister of Agriculture and Forests (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Import ban for bovine animals, meat and meat products,
immunological products and other products specified under point 3.
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 (BSE)-related
measure
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:           G/SPS/N/BGR/3
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal
(Available in Bulgarian and in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  16 November 2000
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:
National Veterinary Service
15 A, Pencho Slaveikov Blvd.
Sofia 1606, BulgariaTel:  +(359 2) 952 09 18
Fax:  +(359 2) 952 95 93
E-mail:  svetlavet@mobikom.com