WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.423
6December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5132)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Ministry ofAgriculture
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Breeding boars andsows,
breeding boarpiglets andsowpiglets, rearing sows andsowpiglets
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: STN 466164
Performance andProgeny Testing ofPigs(13pages, available inSlovak)
6. Description ofcontent: Proposed Slovak Standard specifies terms anddefinitions related
toinspection ofperformance andprogeny ofpigs, including terms ofrecords and
documentation. Individual instructions forinspecting utility characteristics of
reproduction, performance, fattening ability andmeat efficiency aredefined. The
animals arejudged according totheperformance results, andtheheredity inspection is
evaluated. The Standard STN 466164 isobligatory, with theexception of
Articles 3.2.7 and3.2.8 respectively, which areintheform ofrecommendation.
7. Objective andrationale: This Standard isproviding unified approach tothe
determination oftheperformance parameters andtheirevaluation intheSlovak Republic
bycreating identical conditions forallbreeders ofpigs. Inthismanner theprogeny
testing ofallanimals willbeperformed atthesame conditions. Thenewmethods and
proceedings forinspecting theperformance andprogeny testing ofpigswillhave a
positive impact onperformance andgenetic disposition ofpigs.
8. Relevant documents:
-STN466164 substitutes hitherto valid Standard STN466164, dated 19April 1978;
-adoption announcement willbepublished inVestník UNMS SR(Official Journal).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Notdetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 28February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: