WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SVK/16
7 March 2001
(01-1098)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SLOVAK REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, State Veterinary Administration
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).  Cattle, certain products originating from cattle  Regions or countries likely to
be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: Belgium,  Denmark, France, Germany,
Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstei n, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Decision of the State Veterinary
Administration of the Slovak Republic according to the Article 45 paragraph (2) of the Act
No. 337/1998 Coll. on veterinary care.
5. Description of content:  Protective measures related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The necessary action to prevent the introduction of
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy into the Slovak Republic.
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 An imal Health Code:
Chapter 2.3.13.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Act No. 337/1998
Coll. on veterinary care
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  15 January 2001
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           