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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BGR/3/Rev.1
20 December 2000
(00-5548)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:
− Live bovine animals, meat, meat produc ts, offals, semen, embryos and ova from
bovine animals;  meals, bio concentrates and feed for carnivores, when containing
protein derived from ruminant animals fr om the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Irel and, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal and
France;
− Live bovine animals;  meat, meat produ cts, offals, semen, embryos and ova from
bovine animals;  meals, bio concentrates and feed for carnivores, when containing
protein derived from ruminant animals fr om the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and
Germany, excluding deboned carcass meat, derived from bovine animals of age
under 18 months, originating from areas within these countries in which no cases ofBovine Spongiform Encephalopathy have been detected;
− Immunological products, vaccine, hormonal products, bio stimulators, allergens,
cosmetics products and other preparates prepared from organs of ruminant animals
originating from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the
Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal and France and areas within
the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and Germany, in which cases of BovineSpongiform Encephalopathy have been confirmed.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Order No RD-09-
1160/4 December  2000 of the Minister of Agriculture and Forests (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Import ban for bovine animals, meat and meat products, animal
feed and meals, immunological products and other products specified under point 3.
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):  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-related
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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:  Official Journal
(Available in Bulgarian and in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  15 December 2000
11. Texts available from/and 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
15 A, Pencho Slaveikov Blvd.Sofia 1606, Bulgaria
Tel:  +(359 2) 952 09 18
Fax:  +(359 2) 952 95 93
E-mail:  svetlavet@mobikom.com