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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CZE/24
20 April 2001
(01-2000)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CZECH 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, whereapplicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:
1) EC member States - animals susceptible to foot and mouth disease and all
foodstuffs for personal use;
2) United Kingdom, Ireland, France and the Netherlands (countries with FMD
occurrence) - semen, embryos and ova, meat, non heat-treated meat products, non
heat-treated milk, milk products and other products from susceptible animals whichhave not been treated in such a way to sufficiently destroy FMD virus (including
greasy wool, non treated hair, bristles), straw, hay used for feeding and litter
purposes and manure (excluding deeply frozen semen and embryos collected before
1.2.2001).
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Decision – Extraordinary
veterinary measures No. 14425/2001 - 1000 ( one page) (as modified by subsequent
Decisions)
5. Description of content:  Protective measures related to foot and mouth disease - ban on
imports and transit:
1) of live cloven-hoofed animals especially cattle, pigs, sheep and goats (animals
susceptible to FMD) and all foodstuffs for personal use (i.e. meat, milk and
products originating from these commodities) - see point 3
2) of semen, embryos and ova, meat, non heat -treated meat products, non heat-treated
milk, milk products and other products from susceptible animals which have not
been treated in such a way to sufficiently destroy FMD virus (including greasy
wool, non treated hair, bristles), straw, hay used for feeding and litter purposes and
manure (excluding deeply frozen semen and embryos collected before 1.2.2001) -
see point 3
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
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7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Measures necessary to prevent the introduction of foot
and mouth disease into the Czech 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:  International Animal Health Code, Chapters
2.1.1.6;  2.1.1.10;  2.1.1.13;  2.1.1.17
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decision on
Extraordinary Veterinary Measures (issued by the Ministry of Agriculture) (Available in
English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  6 April 2001
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           