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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ROM/4
7 May 2003
(03-2438)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ROMANIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   National Sanitary and Veterinary Agency – Ministry of Agriculture,
Foodstuffs and Forests
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Egg products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Decision No. 356 of
5 August 2002 implementing the Sanitary Veterinary Norms on hygienic and health
conditions for the production and placing on the ma rket of egg products (available in English,
14 pages).
6. Description of content:  Further to Commission Deci sion 89/437/EEC concerning the
hygienic and health conditions for the producti on and placing on the market of egg products,
Romania implements this EC Decision as a transposition of the acquis communautaire.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [ X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decision No. 356 of
5 August 2002 published in the Official  Gazette 852/26.11.2002 (available in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   26 November 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   The Annex containing provisions on the health
certificate necessary for the import of egg produc ts into Romania will enter into force starting
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12. Final date for comments:  16 June 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:   Ministry of Agriculture, Foodstuff and Forests, National Sanitary
and Veterinary Agency, Fax:  (4021) 312 49 67, (4021) 314 85 47, E-mail:
ansv.disp@maa.ro
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [   ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   Ministry of
Agriculture, Foodstuff and Forests, National Sa nitary and Veterinary Agency, Fax:  (4021)
312 49 67, (4021) 314 85 47, E-mail:  ansv.disp@maa.ro