. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HUN/17
2 May 2003
(03-2356)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HUNGARY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Social and Fam ily Affairs, József Fodor National
Center for Public Health, and National Ins titute of Food, Hygiene and Nutrition, Budapest,
Gyáli út 3/a, H-1097, Tel:  +36 1 215 5293, Fax:  +36 1 215 1545
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  All foodstuffs of animal origin
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries exporting the produc ts concerned to Hungary
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Decree Nr. …/2003
(… …) of the Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs on the amendment of Decree
Nr. 2/1999 (II.5) of the Ministry of Health  on the maximum residue limits of veterinary
medical products in foodstuffs of animal or igin, (28 pages, available in Hungarian)
6. Description of content:  Setting the maximum residue limits of veterinary medical products
in foodstuffs of animal origin.  Transposi tion of EC Council Regu lation Nr. 2377/90 and its
amendments.
7. 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
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decree Nr. …/2003
(… …) of the Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs on the amendment of Decree
Nr. 2/1999 (II.5) of the Ministry of Health  on the maximum residue limits of veterinary
medical products in foodstuffs of animal origin  (available in Hungarian);  furthermore, for
information purposes, EC Council Regulation Nr . 2377/90 and its amendments are available
in all Community languages.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  15 May 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  23 May 2003G/SPS/N/HUN/17
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12. Final date for comments:  5 May 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: