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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/LVA/31
2 March 2000
(00-0802)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State Sanitary 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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Foodstuffs to ultimate consumer a nd foodstuffs intended for wholesale
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulations of the Cabinet of
Ministers "Regulations on the Labelling of Foodstuffs" (17 pages)
5. Description of content:  These regulations specify requirements for foodstuffs labelling.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Council Directive 79/112/EEC as amended by
Directive 89/395/EEC, 91/72/EEC, 93/ 102/EEC, 96/21/EC, 97/4/EC and 99/10/EC.
Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC and Commission
Directive 94/54/EEC
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Latvian
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 January 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 January 2000
11. Final date for comments:  -
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:           G/SPS/N/LVA/31
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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:
State Sanitary Inspection
26 Kuģu street
Riga, LV-1048Latvia
Tel:  +371 761 4388
Fax:  +371 761 3040