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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GTM/9
3 April 2001
(01-1657)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  GUATEMALA
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Government of Guatemala
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Standards and Regulations
Unit, Plant and Animal Health Department.
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:  01.02;  01.04;  02.01;  02.04;  02.02;  1601.00.10;  1602.10.10;  16.01;  16.02;
0510.00.00;  0510.00.00;  0210.90;  03.06;  15.03;  15.21;  1501.00.00;  05.11;  0511.99;
1602.01;  29.37;  29.41;  23.09;  23.01;  1602.10.10;  1602.10.30;  1602.10.80;  2106.90 10;
3504.00 00;  3507.90 00;  2309.90 90;  2835.31 00;  41.01.10 00;  1901.10 10;  3004.90 90;
3002.20 00;  3002.30 00;  3822.00 00;  0510.00 00;  3001.00 00;  3304.10 00;  3304.20 00;
3304.30 00;  3304.91 00;  3305.10 00;  3305.20 00;  3305.30 00;  3507.90 00;  3004.10 00;3004.20 00;  3004.31 00;  3004.32 00;  3004.90 10;  3004.90 20;  3004.90 90.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Administrative Resolution
No. UNR-002-001-2001 (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  Ban on the import and movement of animal species susceptible to
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, as well as products and by-products thereof which
could act as vectors or vehicles for the disease.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The appearance of cases and outbreaks of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy in various countries.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Animal Health Code of the Office International
des Epizooties (OIE)
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Available in
Spanish.
Record and recommendations of the special meeting of animal health directors,
Panama City, 30 January 2001, delegates from the OIRSA Technical Commission
(Spanish).  Office International des Epizooties, number of cases of bovine spongiformencephalopathy recorded in the world.  Last updated:  25.01.2001.  AdministrativeG/SPS/N/GTM/9
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Resolution No. UNR-002-001-2001.
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  2 February 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:
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación
Unidad de Normas y Regulaciones, Area Fitozoosanitaria
7a. Ave. 12-90, zona 13, Anexo Edificio Monja Blanca
Fax:  475-3058-68-74
E-mail:  unr@terra.com.gt