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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BGR/10
5 September 2003
(03-4656)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BULGARIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Milk products for human consumption
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
All countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Ordinance No.30 of
20 November 2000 for the Veterinary and Hygiene Requirements to the Production of RawMilk, the Construction and Operation of Milk Processing Establishments, the Production
and Sale of Heat-treated Milk and/or Milk Products (promulgated in State Gazette No. 1 of
1 January 2001;  amendment promulgated in  State Gazette No. 111 of 26 November 2002;
49 pages, available in Bulgarian and English)
6. Description of content:  The Ordinance lays down the veterinary and hygiene conditions
applicable to:
• production of raw milk, the production of and trade in heat-treated milk for
drinking, the milk to be used for production of milk products and milk-based
products for human consumption;
• construction and operation of milk processing establishments, milk collection
centres, packaging and repackaging units and storage places for milk products.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Council Directive
92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 Laying Down the Health Rules for the Production and Placing
on the Market of Raw Milk, Heat-treated Milk and Milk-based Products (available inEnglish)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   2 January 2001G/SPS/N/BGR/10
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   2 January 2001
12. Final date for comments:
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
15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd.
1606 Sofia, Bulgariatel.: +359 2 952 1345
fax: +359 2 954 9593
E-mail:  Galia.Kostadinova@nvms.government.bg
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Veterinary Service
15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd.1606 Sofia, Bulgaria
tel.: +359 2 952 1345
fax: +359 2 954 9593
E-mail:  Galia.Kostadinova@nvms.government.bg