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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GEO/7
7 May 1999
(99-1890)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GEORGIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture and Food
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Livestock, meat and meat products (0102; 0201)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import and re-export of livestock,
meat and meat product from some countries (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  This order covers import and re-export of livestock, meat and meat
product control of Veterinary Department.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety  [  ] animal health [  ] plant protection
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease  [  ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Provisions of the Order are consistent with the
standards of the Office intern ational de Epizooties (OIE)
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The order of Ministry
of Agriculture and Food #2-86 from 2 April 1999 (available in Georgian)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2 April 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 1999
11. Final date for comments:   Non-applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:G/SPS/N/GEO/7
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12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Georgian SPS Inquiry Point:
Coordinator:  Levan Chiteishvili
Room 328, Ministry of Agriculture and Food
41 Kostava St.Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel/Fax:  (995 32) 33 48 37
E-mail address:  sps_levan@access.sanet.ge