WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/SVK/8/Rev.1
12March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1017)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Central Agricultural Inspecting andTesting Institute
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): apples, pears and
quinces.
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Phytoquarantine Measures for
Imports ofApples, Pears andQuinces, issued onthebasis oftheLawoftheNational
Council oftheSlovak Republic No.285/95 Coll. (5pages, available inEnglish)
5. Description ofcontent: Provision concerns imports ofapples, pears andquinces from
countries withoccurence ofblight (Erwinia amylovora).
Conditions forgranting theimport authorization arespecified inArticle IIIofthe
document.
6. Objective and rationale: Protection ofnational territory from harmful quarantine
organisms (Erwinia amylovora), which donotoccur intheSlovak territory.
Theobjective ofthismeasure istoalleviate previous banonimports ofapples, pears and
quinces andtoallow imports oftheabove mentioned commodities provided thatgiven
conditions arefulfilled.
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Safeguard against quarantine pestorganisms.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: (a)LawNo.285/95 of
theSlovak Republic onplant health care.
(b) themeasure wasnotified toallimporters ofrelevant commodities, neighour
countries, EUandEPPO bodies.
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 15February 1998
11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother
body: