WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/POL/23
23 August 2000
(00-3363)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying: REPUBLIC OF POLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Chief Veterinary
Officer
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).  Swine, pork and pork products.   Regions or countries likely to be affected,
to the extent relevant or practicable:  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft regulation of the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development banning imports of some products originating from the
United Kingdom of Great Brit ain and Northern Ireland.
5. Description of content:  Proposed measure suspends imports of commodities, listed in an
Annex to the Regulation, from the United King dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
in order to protect swine in Poland from the entry, establishment or spread of classical
swine fever.  The measure has a temporary character and will operate until the time whennew available information will allow the Polish authorities to review their policy.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Animal disease outbreak with suspected links to
imports.
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:  OIE International Animal Health Code, on
mammals, birds and bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft regulation is
based on Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Law of 24 April 1997 on control of animal
infectious diseases inspection of animals and on the Veterinary Inspection (Journal of Lawsin 1999 No.66, item 752) – available in English.
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediate entry into
force (date to be determined).
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:           