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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BGR/3/Rev.2
26 February 2001
(01-0932)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BULGARIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Veterinary Service
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). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:
− Live bovine animals, meat, meat produc ts, offals, semen, embryos and ova from
bovine animals; processed animal proteins, fodder, animal feeds and feed additives
containing protein of mammalian or poul try origin, feed for carnivorous animals
containing protein of ruminant origin, from the following countries:  the UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern  Ireland, the Republic of Ireland,
Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, France, Spain and Germany;
− Live bovine animals;  meat, meat produ cts, offals, semen, embryos and ova from
bovine animals;  processed animal proteins, fodder, animal feeds and feed additives
containing protein of mammalian or poul try origin, feed for carnivorous animals
containing protein of ruminant origin, from the Netherlands, Denmark and Italy,
excluding boneless carcass meat, derived from bovine animals of age under 18
months, originating from areas within those countries in which no cases of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy have been detected;
− Immunological products, vaccine, hormonal products, bio stimulators, allergens,
cosmetics preparations and other products, used in the veterinary medicine, which
are prepared from organs of ruminant animals originating from the United Kingdomof Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland,
Belgium, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and from areas within the Netherlands,
Denmark, and Italy in which cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy have
been confirmed.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Order No RD-09-
102/22 January 2001of the Minister of Agriculture and Forests (1 page)
5. Description of content:  Import ban for bovine animals, meat and meat products, animal
feed and meals, immunological products and other products specified under point 3.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
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7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-related
measure
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal
(Available in Bulgarian and in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  30 January 2001
11. Texts available from/and 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:
National Veterinary Service
15 A, Pencho Slaveikov Blvd.Sofia 1606, Bulgaria
Tel:  +(359 2) 952 09 18
Fax:  +(359 2) 952 95 93
E-mail:  svetlavet@mobikom.com