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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/LVA/30
2 February 2000
(00-0410)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State 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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Products of animal origin intended for human or animal consumption
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  State Veterinary Service Order
no. 3 (6 January 2000) "On withdrawal of te mporary import prohibition of products of
animal origin intended for human or animal consumption from the Netherlands" (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Order withdraws State Veterinary Service Order no. 80
(7 June 1999) and first and second paragraph of Order no. 90 (30 June 1999) "On temporary
import prohibition of products of animal origin intended for human or animal consumption
from the Netherlands".
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:  Available in Latvian
and English
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 January 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 January 2000
11. Final date for comments:           
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:           G/SPS/N/LVA/30
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture
State Veterinary Service
2 Republic sq.Riga, Latvia, LV 1981
Tel:  +371 702 7475
Fax:  +371 732 2727