WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NLD/45
27 August 1999
(99-3553)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Industrial Board Poultry Trade and Industry
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:  Fresh poultry meat.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Exemption decree II pertaining to
the Ordinance on hygiene regulations within the poultry-processing industry 1999.
5. Description of content:  The measures for industrially processing poultry have been further
detailed in the ordinance referred to under point 8.  The latter specifies, inter alia , that the
status regarding the presence of the said micro-organisms is known of all batches of poultry.
This is vital in order to prevent cross-infection.  Exemption decree II specifies that in one
year, the health status of each batch is examined at least twice in terms of Campylobacteria.
These batches will already have been examined by the farmer keeping meat-producing
chicks.  The decree also contains rules pertaining to unloading.
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 [  X ].
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:  Ordinance on
hygiene regulations within the poultry-processing industry 1997 (BPI).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 October 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 November 1999
11. Final date for comments:  6 October 1999
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           