WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CYP/4
5November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4844)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CYPRUS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Natural Resources andEnvironment
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Milk andmilk
based products notintended forhuman consumption
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment oftheveterinary
requirements fortheimportation ofmilkandmilk-based products notintended for
human consumption (18pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
Thepurposes ofthese changes are:
1. Tointroduce provision forthecertification ofthese products similar totheones
applied bytheEUmember States towards which Cyprus intents toharmonise
itspolicies;
2. Better protection ofanimal health.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal 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: Thebasic lawisthe
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Lawof1987 which gives thepower totheMinister of
Agriculture, Natural Resources andEnvironment toissue Orders forthepublication in
theOfficial Gazette oftheRepublic ofCyprus forprohibiting andregulating the
importation ofAnimals andAnimals products (relevant Order 250/90) (available in
Greek andEnglish).
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1January 1998
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1January 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 20December 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Department ofVeterinary Services
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Dr.Pavlos Economides
Director oftheDepartment ofVeterinary Services
1417 Nicosia-Cyprus
Fax: (02)332803
E-mail: vet.services@cytanet.com.cy