WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SVN/11
12 July 2001
(01-3464)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying: SLOVENIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:  MAFF, Republic of Slovenia
2. Agency responsible:  Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia
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):
Live bovine animals;  embryos of bovine animal s;  fresh and frozen meat of bovine animals;
products of bovine animals, except:  milk and milk products, gelatine, tallow and its
products, if the consignment fulfils the requirements from Part II of the Decision;  meat-and-bone meal and waste originating from bovine animals;  raw materials originating from
bovine animals for use in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Decision banning the import and
transit of certain consignments in order to avoid introduction of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE), 3 pages
5. Description of content:  Certain protective measures for the prevention of the introduction
of BSE in the Republic of Slovenia
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Occurrence and spread of BSE in the Czech Republic
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Text of the decision
is available in the Slovene language
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  15 June 2001 (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 50/01)
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           