WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SVN/5
14 June 2000
(00-2368)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SLOVENIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Affected any countries exporting the commodities in Slovenia
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulation on Processing Aids
(6 pages) (Available in Slovenian language)
5. Description of content:  They lay down a list of permitted extraction solvents and in
certain cases, restricted conditions of use.  The regulation lays down specification of purity
and prescribes labelling requirements for extraction solvents.
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 [  X ].
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:  The regulation will
be published in Slovenian language in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia upon
its adoption.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 January 2001.  For Slovenian producers and trade in
Slovenia:  31 December 2002
11. Final date for comments:  8 August 2000
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:  MAFF, Dunajska 56-58, 1001 Ljubljana, Mrs. Barbara Rogel;
Tel:  +386 61 178 9014;  Fax:  +386 61 178 9055;  E-mail:  Barbara.Rogel@gov.si
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: MAFF,
Dunajska 56-58, 1001 Ljubljana, Mrs. Barbara Rogel;  Tel:  +386 61 178 9014;  Fax:  +386
61 178 9055;  E-mail:  Barbara.Rogel@gov.si