WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/ZMB/1
15January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0123)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ZAMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Food andFisheries (Department of
Animal Production andHealth)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Alllive
animals andanimal products andbyproducts
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Animal Health Act(Proposed bill)-
35pages
5. Description ofcontent: TheActwillprovide fordetailed guidelines ondisease control
procedures, including public health andimport andexport ofliveanimals andanimal
products. Itwillalsoprovide forestablishment oftheinstitutional framework for
animal disease control andthedefinition oftheroles ofthevarious stakeholders.
6. Objective andrationale: Theproposed billseeks toreplace thecurrent Stock Diseases
ActCap387oftheLaws ofZambia, which provides forgeneral guidelines ondisease
control, butdoesnotadequately address theissues ofpublic health andimport and
export ofliveanimals andanimal products.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Stock Diseases Act
Cap387oftheLaws ofZambia
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Bytheendoftheyear1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Bytheendoftheyear1997
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11. Final date forcomments: 28February 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
TheDirector
Department ofAnimal Production andHealth
P.O.Box50060
Lusaka
Zambia
Tel: 260-1-250274
Fax: 260-1-236283