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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ROM/2
27 March 2001
(01-1504)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ROMANIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Sanitary Veterinary Agency - Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Forests
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).  Live animals and products thereof from domestic and wild species (bovine,
sheep, goats and pigs)  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant
or practicable:  Argentina, Belgium , Bhutan, Egypt, France,  Georgia, Israel, Iran,
Kazakhstan, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mongolia, Peoples’ Republic of China, Peru,
Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Kingdom,
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Note no.134.222/14.03.2001 of
National Sanitary Veterinary Agency (1 page)
5. Description of content:  Sets the maintenance of the import interdiction for live animals
and products thereof, from the species and countries where foot-and-mouth disease has been
diagnosed. The susceptible animal species are domestic and wild ruminants (bovine, sheep,
and goats) and pigs.
For imports of live animals and products thereof from the above-mentioned species
originating in Brazil, a country where a vaccination procedure is practised, the International
Zoosanitary Code provisions will be applicable.
For imports of live animals and products thereof from the above-mentioned species
originating in Belgium and France, a temporary interdiction has been introduced due to the
recent occurrence of disease.
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):  This action is necessary to prevent the introduction and
transmission of foot-and-mouth disease to animals in Romania, in order to protect the
territory and animal health.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           G/SPS/N/ROM/2
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Order of Minister of
Agriculture and Food no.114/1974, approving Sanitary Veterinary Norms and Measures
(Romanian language).
Order of Minister of Agriculture and Food no.36/2000, approving Sanitary Veterinary Norm
on foot-and-mouth disease (English and Romanian languages).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  The measure continues to
be applied for all countries, except for Belgium and France, for which a similar temporarymeasure is applicable as from 10 March 2001.
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Forests - National Sanitary Veterinary Agency;  Fax: +401 312 49 67;  E-mail:
cris.cone@maa.ro