RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/BEL/1
16March 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0580)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofPublic Health andtheEnvironment
Division ofProtection against Ionizing Radiation
Vesale 2/3
CitéAdministrative del'Etat
1010 BRUSSELS
3. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Mechanically boned
andfrozen meatofpoultry
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Ministerial Order
Supplementing theMinisterial Order of16July 1980 Establishing Regulations
Concerning theTreatment byIonizing Radiation ofFoodstuffs Intended forHuman or
Animal Consumption
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisDraft Order istoauthorize ionizing
treatment ofmechanically boned andfrozen meatofpoultry withuptoamaximum dose
of5kg.
6. Objective andrationale: Thetreatment isintended toreduce themicrobial loadand
eliminate contamination bypathogenic bacteria.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].Ifan
international standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Ministerial Order of16July1980
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number of
other body: CIBELNOR