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6 January 2021  
(21-0226) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  GEORGIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  National Food Agency at the Ministry of Environment Protection 
and Agriculture of Georgia. Revenues Service at the Ministry of Finance of Georgia  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority des ignated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Poultry 
Meat (HS 0207)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulation on "Poultry Meat Marketing Requirements" approved by Decre e of the 
Government of Georgia of July 18, 2019 (31 page(s), in Georgian)  
6. Description of content:  Regulation defines marketing requirements for poultry meat 
such as water content, category, weight, and production type etc. also, different 
investigation methods for water content and control procedures for competent authorities. 
Which elaborated accordi ng to "Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 
2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 
1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry meat" requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including t he nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law of Georgia "Food Products/Animal Feed Safety, Veterinary and Plant 
Protection Code"  
• Law of Georgia "Product Safety and Free Movement of Goods".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 July 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Part of the regulation are in force (notification No. 
G/TBT/N/GEO/112), other parts gradually entering into force:  
From 1 January 2024 - requirements on poultry meat categories, weight and type of 
farming;  
From 1 January 2025 - requirements on water conte nt will depend on the cooling 
method. Placing of cooling method on label becoming mandatory.  G/TBT/N/GEO/113  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology (GeoSTM)  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point of Georgia  
N67 Chargali str. Tbilisi. 0178, Georgia, Tel:(+995 32) 261 73 65;  
Fax:(+995 32) 261 35 00;  
E-mail: nep.tbt@geostm.ge  
 