WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/NLD/14
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5078)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible:
Ministry ofAgriculture, Nature Management andFisheries
Commodity Board forFeedingstuffs
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Petfeed
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Decree onthehygienic production
andtrade inpetfeed1997 (13pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheDecree provides forthefollowing, applicable toproducers
intheNetherlands only:
- thatasystem ofpermits isinplace forthepreparation, processing, packaging
ortrading inpetfeed(Article 2,Section 1);
- thatbasic principles shallbedetermined which shallbecomplied with
(Articles 5,7and8);
- thatananalysis shallbemade ofthecritical points intheproduction process
andofthetesting orchecks made inorder tobeabletomanage these critical
points;
- thatcompanies aremade responsible fortheinspection andtesting toensure
compliance withproper andhygienic production, inconnection withthespeed
andefficiency ofcarrying outofficial supervision;
- thatofficial supervision conducted bytheresponsible product sector
concentrates onverifying theefficiency ofcontrols carried outin-house andthe
validity oftheresult achieved;
- thattheimplementation ofDirective 92/118/EEC iscarried outinconnection
withtheregistration oftraders inthose products which arereceived butwhich
products originate from other countries;
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- thatadministrative regulations apply toentrepreneurs whoprepare metfeedin
which fresh rawmaterials (lowriskmaterial) is/are processed ofwhoare
traders therein.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman andanimal health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
Industrial Organisation Act
Regulation instituting thearable commodity boards
9. Proposed date ofadoption: December 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: December 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 10December 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: