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15May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1893)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFMONGOLIA
Draft Notification byMongolia
Thefollowing draft notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6ofthe
Agreement onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MONGOLIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding the
notification canbeindicated ifdifferent from above:
National Centre forHygiene, Microbiology andVirology
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Food Stuffs -HSChapters 16-21
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
1. Food Law-1995 (8pages)
2. LawofMongolia onAmendment totheFood Law-1995 (1page)
6. Description ofcontent:
TheFood Law regulates matters relating tothepowers bytheGovernment andits
agencies onfoodissues and,thequality offoodstuffs andsupervision thereover. Any
food stuffs areimported intoMongolia subject tophytosanitary certificate orquality
certification bytheappropriate authority ofanexporting country under Article 8ofthe
Food Law. TheLaw ofMongolia onAmendment totheFood Lawdetermines the
amount offinesthatmaybeimposed oninfringers oftheFood Law.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman healthWT/SPEC/36
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8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation doesnotexist,
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: "notknown"
9. Relevant documents:
1. Food Law
Publication date: March 1995 -"Turiin Medeelel -1995, No.3 (Mongolian)
2. LawofMongolia onAmendment totheFood Law(Mongolian)
Publication date: 1April 1995 -"Ardyn Erkh", organ oftheParliament and
Government ofMongolia (Mongolian)
10. Dateofentry intoforce/period ofapplication:
1. Food Law:
Effective date: 1April 1995
2. LawofMongolia onAmendment totheFood Law
Effective date: 1June1995
11. Texts available from: National inquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
National Centre forHygiene, Microbiology andVirology
Peace Street -17
Ulaanbaatar -49
Mongolia
Phone: 52774
Fax: 358-645