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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SVN/18
24 January 2003
(03-0427)
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 Health
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):  Genetically modified organisms.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: All
countries which export GMOs.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Rules on novel foods
(available in Slovene, 5 pages)
6. Description of content:  The Rules regulate the particular requirements which shall be met
by novel foods and novel food ingredients in order to put on the market.  The Rules also
regulate methods of their labelling, notificat ion and other conditions to acquire permission to
put on the market.
The Rules regulate the following categories:(a) foods and food ingredients containing or c onsisting of genetically modified organisms
within the meaning of the Ac t regulating the handling of genetically modified organisms;
(b) foods and food ingredients produced from, but not containing, genetically modified
organisms;
(c) foods and food ingredients with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular
structure;
(d) foods and food ingredients consisting of or  isolated from micro-organisms, fungi or
algae;
(e) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from plants and food ingredients
isolated from animals, except for foods a nd food ingredients obtained by traditional
propagating or breeding practices, which are already considered safe foods;
(f) foods and food ingredients obtained by a pr oduction process giving rise to significant
changes in the composition or structure of the foods and food ingredients which affect their
nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesira ble substances, and has not been used so far.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Decisions
2000/195/EC, 2000/196/EC  and 2000/500/EC.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official  Gazette of the
Republic of Slovenia, No. 105/ 02;  available in Slovene
10. Proposed date of adoption:   December 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   December 2002
12. Final date for comments:  60 days
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: