WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/41
1 February 2000
(00-0387)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   State Sanitary Inspection
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Foodstuffs for the
ultimate consumer and foodstuffs intended for wholesale
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations of the
Cabinet of Ministers “Regulations on the Labelling of Foodstuffs” (17 pages, available in
Latvian)
6. Description of content:   These regulations specify requirements for foodstuffs labelling.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human health and safety
8. Relevant documents:   Council Directive 79/112/EEC as amended by
Directive 89/395/EEC, 91/72/EEC, 93/ 102/EEC, 96/21/EC, 97/4/EC and 99/10/EC.
Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, and Commission
Directive 94/54/EEC.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }17 January 2000
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
State Sanitary Inspection
26 Kuģu street
Riga, LV-1048Latvia
Tel:  +371 7614388
Fax:  +371 7613040