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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GEO/12
25 August 2000
(00-3381)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  GEORGIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Veterinary Department
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:  Livestock (poultry), meat and meat products, raw materials of livestock
origin.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  On import and transit of livestock
(poultry), meat and meat products, other liv estock products, raw materials of livestock
origin (5 pages).
5. Description of content:  Import and transit of livestock (poultry), meat and meat products,
other products of livestock, raw materials of animal origin, other veterinary controllable
goods in all particular cases shall be realized only on the basis of special preliminary
permission of the veterinary department.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] 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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Law is available in
both Georgian and unofficial English translation (No.1-02/67).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 August 2000
11. Final date for comments:  Non-applicable
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:  Non-applicable.G/SPS/N/GEO/12
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Georgian SPS Inquiry Point:
Coordinator:  Levan Chiteishvili
Room 518, Ministry of Agriculture and Food41 Kostava St.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel/Fax:  (995 32) 33 48 37
E-mail:  sps_levan@access.sanet.ge