WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/NLD/8
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5047)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible:
Ministry ofAgriculture, Nature Management andFisheries
Commodity Board forFish
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fishand
equipment usedinfishauctions
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Provision health requirements fish
auctions 1997 (8pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thisprovision contains, from ahuman health point ofview,
establishment requirements andrequirements forworking areas andequipment andfor
personnel offishauctions andwholesale markets. Forexample itconcerns
requirements forthetools, thewalls andfloors andfortheemployees (forexample the
obligation ofwashing hands before starting work).
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
9. Proposed date ofadoption: December 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: December 1997
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11. Final date forcomments: 4December 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: