WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BGR/20 
29 March 2004 
 (04-1416) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BULGARIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   National Veterinary Service  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   
- egg products; 
- meat products; 
- fresh meat from farmed ratites for human consumption; 
- farmed game meat; 
- fresh poultry meat; 
- fresh meat for human consumption of dom estic animals of the bovine, ovine and 
caprine species; 
- fresh meat of domestic solipeds;  
- snails and frog legs; 
- farmed game bird meat a nd wild game bird meat; 
- fresh meat for human consumption of domestic animals of the porcine species; 
- minced meat and meat preparations;  
- raw milk, heat treated milk and heat treated milk-based products; 
- fishery and aquaculture products; 
- rabbit meat. 
 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Order No. 85/09.02.2004 
of the Director General of the National Veterinary Service for Approval of Veterinary 
Requirements for Import of Products from Animal  Origin into the Republic of Bulgaria 
(141 pages including the annexes, availabl e in Bulgarian and English), as amended by 
Order No. 147/05.03.2004 of the Director General of the National Veterinary Service (3 pages, available in Bulgarian and English), and Order No. 174/18.03.2004 of the Director 
General of the National Veterinary Service (3 pages, available in Bulgarian and English) 
LIST 
of the Annexes to the Order No. 85/09.02.2004 of the Director General of the National 
Veterinary Service 
Annex 1 - Veterinary requirements for import of  egg products in the Republic of Bulgaria 
(7 pages). 
Annex 2 - Veterinary requirements for import of  meat products in the Republic of Bulgaria 
(9 pages). 
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Annex 3 - Veterinary requirements for import of fresh meat from farmed ratites for human 
consumption in the Republic of Bulgaria (9 pages). 
Annex 4 - Veterinary requirements for import of farmed game meat in the Republic of 
Bulgaria (17 pages). 
Annex 5 - Veterinary requirements for impor t of fresh poultry meat in the Republic of 
Bulgaria (5 pages). 
Annex 6 - Veterinary requirements for impor t of fresh meat for human consumption of 
domestic animals of the bovine, ovine and caprine species in the Republic of Bulgaria (17 pages).   
Annex 7 - Veterinary requirements for import of fresh meat of domestic solipeds in the 
Republic of Bulgaria (9 pages). 
Annex 8 - Veterinary requirements for import of snails and frog legs in the Republic of 
Bulgaria (8 pages). 
Annex 9 - Veterinary requirements for import of  farmed game bird meat and wild game 
bird meat in the Republic of Bulgaria (15 pages). 
Annex 10 - Veterinary requirements for impor t of fresh meat for human consumption of 
domestic animals of the porcine species in the Republic of Bulgaria (11 pages). 
Annex 11 - Veterinary requirements for import of  minced meat and meat preparations in 
the Republic of Bulgaria (8 pages). 
Annex 12 - Veterinary requirements for import of raw milk, heat-treated milk and heat-
treated milk-based products in the Republic of Bulgaria (18 pages). 
Annex 13 - Veterinary requirements for import of fishery and aquaculture products in the 
Republic of Bulgaria (6 pages). 
Annex 14 - Veterinary requirements for import of  rabbit meat in the Republic of Bulgaria 
(8 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Draft veterinary and sanitary requirements and certificates for the 
importation of certain food products for human co nsumption in the Republic of Bulgaria as 
specified under item 3 above. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   8 April 2004  G/SPS/N/BGR/20 
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 12. Final date for comments:  1 April 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
 National Veterinary Service 
 15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. 
 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria  Tel.: +359 2 952 1345; fax: +359 2 954 9593  E-mail:  Galia.Kostadinova@nvms.government.bg 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 National Veterinary Service 
 15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. 
 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria 
 Tel.: +359 2 952 1345; fax: +359 2 954 9593  E-mail:  Galia.Kostadinova@nvms.government.bg