WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/LVA/29
16 November 1999
(99-4930)
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:  Ministry of Agriculture
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:  Honey
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Safety and labelling requirements
for honey (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  The regulation covers the definition of honey, rules of honey
origin, safety, labelling, production.  Annex contains content requirements for honey.
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: Codex Alimentarius, Codex standard for honey
12-1981), European Counci l Directive 74/409/EEC
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Latvian
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2000
11. Final date for comments:  1 December 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Ministry of Agriculture, 2 Republic sq., Riga, Latvia, LV 1981;
Fax:  371-702 7205;  E-mail:  ineseb@zm.gov.lv
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: Ministry of
Agriculture, 2 Republic sq., Riga, Latvia, LV 1981;  Fax:  371-702 7205;  E-mail:
ineseb@zm.gov.lv