WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ISL/1
16 December 1999
(99-5453)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ICELAND
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:  Meat and meat products which have not been heat treated
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification;  Importation of meat
and meat products which have not been heat treated (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  It establishes models of health certificates which must be used by
the countries authorized to export meat and meat products which have not been heat treated
to Iceland
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] 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:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Notification;
Importation of meat and meat products which have not been heat treated (Available inEnglish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 May 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 May 1999
11. Final date for comments:  10 May 1999
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           