WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/LVA/10
13 July 1999
(99-2902)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State Veterinary Service
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Egg products (HS Code 0408)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  "Draft regulation on production
and distribution of egg products" (9 pages)
5. Description of content:  Draft regulation determines hygiene requirements for processing
enterprise (facilities, equipment), its personne l, packaging, marking, storage, transportation
of egg products and quality requirements of egg products.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  EC Directive 89/437/EEC
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Latvian
and English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 August 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  12 August 1999
11. Final date for comments:  1 August 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Ministry of Agriculture, State Veterinary Service, 2 Republic
sq., Riga, Latvia, LV 1981;  Tel:  +(371) 702 7475;  Fax:  +(371) 732 2727;  E-mail:
vvd@vvd.vita.gov.lv
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: Ministry of
Agriculture, State Veterinary Service, 2 Republic sq., Riga, Latvia, LV 1981;  Tel:  +(371)
702 7475;  Fax:  +(371) 732 2727;  E-mail:  vvd@vvd.vita.gov.lv