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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BGR/5
8 December 2000
(00-5341)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BULGARIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National 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:
− Meat of domestic animals of the bovine, ovine or caprine species (HS 0201, 0202,
0204, 0206, 0210, 0410, 1601, 1603);
− Meat of domestic animals of the porcine species (HS 0203, 0206, 0210, 0410, 1601,
1602, 1603);
− Animals casings (HS 0504);
− Processed animal protein for human consumption (HS 2106 10);
− Gelatin, intended for human consumption (HS 3503 00);
− Eggs and/or egg products for human consumption (HS 0407; 0408);
− Fishery products for human consumption (HS 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306,
0307, 0511 91, 1504, 1603, 1604, 1605);
− Fresh poultry meat for human consumption (HS 0207, 1602);
− Heat-treated milk, milk-based products made from heat-treated milk or heat-treated
milk-based products for human consumption (HS 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405,
0406, 2105).
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft veterinary health certificates
for the importation of animal origin for human consumption
LIST
of draft Veterinary Health Certificates for products of animal origin for human
consumption, intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria:
1. Veterinary Health Certificate for fresh meat of domestic animals of the bovine,
ovine or caprine species, intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria
(3 pages);
2. Veterinary Health Certificate for fresh meat of domestic animals of the porcine,
intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);
3. Veterinary Health Certificate for animal  casings, intended for dispatch to the
Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);
4. Veterinary Health Certificate for processed animal protein for human consumption,
intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);G/SPS/N/BGR/5
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5. Veterinary Health Certificate for gelatin, intended for human consumption, obtained
from heat-treated raw material of animal origin, intended for dispatch to the
Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);
6. Veterinary Health Certificate for eggs and/or egg products for human consumption,
intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);
7. Veterinary Health Certificate for fisher y products, intended for dispatch to the
Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);
8. Veterinary Health Certificate for fresh poultry meat for human consumption,
intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages);
9. Veterinary Health Certificate for heat-treated milk, milk-based products made from
heat-trated milk or heat-treated milk-based products for human consumption,
intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria (3 pages).
5. Description of content: Veterinary sanitary requirements for import of products of animal
origin for human consumption, intended for dispatch to the Republic of Bulgaria
Identification of product
Origin of product
Destination of product
Health attestationPublic health attestation
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] 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:  Order No. RD-09-
733 dated 5 July 2000 of the Minister of Agriculture and Forests, published in State Gazette
No. 86/2000 (Available in Bulgarian and English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  5 July 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2001
11. Final date for comments:  15 December 2000
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:
National Veterinary Service
15-A, Pencho Slavei kov Blvd., Floor 3
1606 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel/fax:  +(359 2) 52 52 98/51 33 43E-mail:  svetlavet@mobikom.com;  gvk.dept.@mobikom.com
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           