WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CZE/23/Rev.1
8 January 2001
(01-0049)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CZECH REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, State Veterinary Administration
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).  Certain products of mammal origin  Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  EC member States
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Urgent information – VET/391/00
(1 page) (as modified by subsequent Urgent information VET)
5. Description of content:  Protective measures related to Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy.
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):  The necessary action to prevent the introduction of
bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the Czech Republic.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Animal Health Code,
Chapter 3.2.13
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Urgent information
of the State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic (Available in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  1 December 2000
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           