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29 June 2022  
(22-5027) 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:   
Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology (GEOSTM)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Meat of 
swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. (HS code(s): 0203); Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled 
or frozen. (HS code(s): 0204); Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, 
fresh, chilled or frozen. (HS code(s): 0207)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Governmental Resolution on "Rule for indication of the country of origin or place of 
provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry".; (6 
page(s), in Engli sh) 
6. Description of content:  This Rule sets out the obligation to indicate the country of origin 
or place of provenance on the label of fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, 
goats and poultry (for indicated HS code).  
7. Objective and rational e, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Draft of Resolution is elaborated under DCFTA part of Association Agreement between 
Georgia and The EU, according to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 
1337/2013 of 13 December 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 
No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of 
the country of or igin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, 
sheep, goats and poultry.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/GEO/116  
 
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  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)  
67 Chargali str. 0178, Tbilisi.  
Tel: (+995 32) 2 61 35 00; (+995 32) 261 25 30/119  
Fax: (+995) 32 261 35 00  
Email: nep.tbt@geostm.ge . 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/GEO/22_4412_00_e.pdf  
 