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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HUN/10
3 April 2001
(01-1658)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HUNGARY
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).
Live cloven-hoofed animals and equines (0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, ex 0106);
Reproductive materials of cloven-hoofed animals (ex 0511);
Fresh meat, not heat-treated meat products or iginating from the above listed animals (0201,
0202, 0203, 0204, ex 0206, 0209, 0210, 1601, ex 1602);
Fresh milk and non heat-treated milk products originating from the above listed animals (ex
0401, ex 0402, ex 0403, ex 0404, ex 0405, ex 0406);
Other products originating from cloven-hoofed animals (0502, ex 0504, ex 0506, ex 0507,
4101, 4102, ex 4103, 5101, ex 5102, ex 5103, ex 5104);
Straw, rough fodder, corn fodder, mixed f odder, and basic materials for fodder (except
metal plumbed sowing seeds, other heat-treated feedstuffs, components of basic materials of
fodder, industrially produced additives for feedstuffs, granulated and preserved feedstuffs incase of transport in closed vehicles, milk powder for feeding or other non feeding cereals in
case these are originated from or transported through countries free from FMD (ex 1001, ex
1002, ex 1003, ex 1004, ex 1008, 1203, 1214, ex 2309);
Other possibly contaminated objects, objects from clearing (except rolls used only once,
furniture shipments with certified origin and second-hand clothes shipments in closedvehicles accompanied by disinfection certificates in case the products are originated from or
transported through countries free from FMD (ex 3923, ex 4819, ex 6305).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,  Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Announcement of Ministry of
Agriculture and Regional Development No. 32.358/8/2001 (3 pages)
5. Description of content:  Temporary import prohibition  of the above-mentioned products if
originating in or transiting through EC member States.
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           G/SPS/N/HUN/10
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7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  This action is necessary on an emergency basis to
prevent the introduction of FMD into Hungary.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Bulletin of Ministry
of Agricultural and Regional Development dated 14 March 2001 (Available in Hungarian
and English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  17 March 2001
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:
Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development
Department for International Relations
Budapest
Kossuth Lajos tér 11.
Hungary
Tel:  36-1-301-40-13Fax:  36 1 301 46 62