G/SPS/N/GEO/24  
 
7 December 2021  
(21-9170) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  GEORGIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia 
(MEPA) and National Food Safety Authority of Georgia  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provi ded in addition, 
where applicable):  Petfood prepared  from animal by -product s 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Decree  No. 256 of the Government of Georgia, 2 June 
2021,  laying down amendments to the  Decree  No. 605 of the Government of Georgia, 
29 December 2017, "On technical regulation – rules of approval of animal by -products 
(including animal waste) and derived products not intended for human consumption, of 
health and business operators related to this activities" . Language(s):  Georgian  and 
English. Number of pages:  1+34 (Annexes)  
https://www.matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/5182978?publication=0  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/GEO/21_7484_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/GEO/21_7484_00_e.p df 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/GEO/21_7484_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Decree  defines import health certificate forms for petfood 
prepared  from animal by -products for Georgia. Certificates entered into force on 1 October  
2021. 
Decree  No. 605 is adopted under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA ) 
agreement and was elaborated according to  Commission Regul ation (EU) No 142/2011 of 
25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by -products and 
derived products not intended for human consumption and implementi ng Council Directive 
97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the 
border . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/GEO/24  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 February  2022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: