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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CYP/7
15 February 1999
(99-0585)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
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):
Feedingstuffs and feed additives such as anti biotics, antioxidants, aromatic and appetizing
substances, coccidiostats and other medicinal substances, emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners
and gelling agents, colorants, preservatives, vitamins, provitamins and substances having a
similar effect, trace minerals, growth promoters, binders, anticaking agents and coagulants,
acidity regulators, enzymes and micro-organisms.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Regulations under Law13(I)/93 on
Feedingstuffs and Feed Additives (352 pages)
5. Description of content:
Regulation of technical specifications/controls for:
(a) import, marketing and use of straight feedingstuffs, compound feedingstuffs, dietetic
feedingstuffs, certain protein sources (amino acids, proteins from micro-organisms etc.) and
feed additives;  (b) undesirable substances and products;  (c) authorization of feed additives;
(d) methods of sampling and analysis including limits of variation of analysis results;  (e)
approval or registration of establishments (and intermediaries) involved in the
manufacturing, using and putting into circulation certain additives and feedingstuffs.
This legislation is fully harmonized to the one applied by the EU member States, towards
which Cyprus will continue to harmonize its policies.
6. Objective and rationale:  Improvement of specifications, usage and quality control of
feedingstuffs and feed additives for enhancement of animal performance and protection of
animal and human 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:  The Feedingstuffs
and Feed Additives (Control of Quality, Supp ly and Use) Law of 1993 (Law 13(I) dated
23 April 1993) (Available in Greek)G/SPS/N/CYP/7
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  1st May 1999.  The Regulation will be published in the
Official Journal of the Republic of Cyprus when adopted (available in Greek).
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1st November 1999
11. Final date for comments:  30 March 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Department of Agriculture, Loukis
Akritas Avenue, 1412 Nicosia, Cyprus
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr. Antonis Constantinou
Director Department of AgricultureLoukis Akritas Avenue, 1412 Nicosia, Cyprus
Fas:  00357 2 781425
E-mail:  doagrg@cytanet.com.cy