G/TBT/N/SVN/121  
1 February  2023 
(23-0714) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SLOVENIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food  
Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana  
Tel.: 01/478 93 11  
Fax.: 01/478 91 55  
E-naslov: gp.mkgp@gov.si , sps.mkgp@gov.si  
Name and address (including teleph one and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cereals 
and buckwheat: wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, corn, millet, buc kwheat  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The specification 
"selected quality" - production and processing of cereals and buckwheat: wheat, rye, 
barley, oats, spelt, corn, millet, buckwheat.  
6. Description of content:  A specification was prepared by producers and processors, 
represented by the The Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia, The Chamber of 
Commerce and Industry of Slovenia - Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises, 
Cooperative Union of Slovenia an d the The Chamber of Craft and Small Business of 
Slovenia. The specification was also approved by the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce.  
The proposed specification lays down additional requirements for the cereals sector, which 
mainly concern production. A 5 -year crop plan is required, prohibiting the production of 
the same type of cereal twice in a row on the same area. Due to the risk of fusariosis, the 
ban on the cultivation of wheat and barley in a two -field maize field is further applied. In 
the production  of cereals, in order to avoid the possibility of infection with fungal 
pathogens, organic residues must be mixed into the soil. Fertilisation with digestate or 
compost from urban waste water treatment plants shall be prohibited. Plant protection 
products authorised in integrated or organic production may be used.  
All cereals and buckwheat ingredients used in processing must have a "selected quality" 
certificate. All other basic ingredients used like milk and milk products, fruits,...), for 
which there are valid specifications for the "selected quality" scheme, also must have 
certificate.  
The specification refers to the labelling of cereals and products for which the basic raw 
material is produced and processed in the same country. The requirements of the G/TBT/N/SVN/121  
 
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  proposed specification therefore relate to the labelling of the 'select quality' logo indicating 
the country of production and processing of the basic raw material. The indication of the 
country of production and processing in logo is interchangeable.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Rules on the procedure for the recognition of "selected quality" designation  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 March 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 March 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Slovenian Institute for Standardization SIST  
WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Ulica Gledališča BTC 2  
SI 1000 Ljubljana - Slovenia  
E-mail: contact@sist.si  
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tris/sl/search/?trisaction=search.detail&year=2022&num=868