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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/LVA/32
28 April 2000
(00-1716)
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:  Ministry of Agriculture
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:
0201-0210 Meat and edible meat offal
0401-0410 Dairy products;  birds' eggs, natural honey;  edible products of animal origin, not
elsewhere specified
1601-1603 Preparations of meat, of fish, or of crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic
invertebrates
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Regulation on maximum
residue limits of drugs in products of animal origin (54 pages)
5. Description of content:  Document defines maximal accessible limits of drug residues in
substrates and untreated products of animal origin.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] 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:  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of
26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximumresidue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Latvian
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 June 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2000
11. Final date for comments:  25 April 2000
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/32
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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
Veterinary and Food Department
2 Republic Sq.Riga, LV 1981
Latvia
Fax:  +371 702 7205
E-mail:  kristina@zm.gov.lv