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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/564
27 November 2000
(00-5074)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   National Enquiry Point – EC WTO TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Animal feed
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Animal Feed
Marketing Board Regulation recognizing GMP in the Animal Feed Sector 2000.
6. Description of content:   This regulation replaces the Animal Feed Regulation recognizing
GMP in the Animal Feed Sector 1992 (notified under 92/0223/NL), as well as amendments
I to VIII (all notified;  amendments VI and VIII are not yet completed).  The annex is
subdivided into an annex with general GMP conditions and a number of annexes withspecific additional GMP conditions for specific operations, such as the production and trade
of compound feeds, pre-mixes, feeding stuffs for compound feed manufacturers and
suppliers of single feedstuffs, etc.  As a result, the specific GMP conditions shall be moreconveniently arranged and more accessible for the various target groups.  The intrinsic
amendments vis-à-vis  the replacement regulation concern the following:
− The concept of basic quality is taken from the annex to Article 1.  The term "own
transport" is also included in Article 1, sub-paragraph j in connection with theadditional GMP code for transport (annex VIII and IX).
− In annex II, IV and V the conditions for the use of the HACCP principle by the
suppliers of compound feeds and single feedstuffs to cattle farmers are included.
HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) is a systematic method of
analysing all the links of a production process, the identification of the potential
dangers (hazards) and the assessment of the risks to product quality and safety.  Thebusinesses in a chain must enable this to bring about adequate control of all the
possible risks.  HACCP is a legally compulsory (and accepted) method of
controlling food safety risks in the food industry within the European Union.
− In annexes II, IV and V the GMP system is extended to the supply links (suppliers
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− Annex VI determines the GMP conditions for suppliers of fats.
− In annex VIII the GMP conditions for the road transport of feedstuffs are laid down,
including conditions in relation to (basic principles for) cleaning and disinfecting
regimes and loading orders, the effects of which are to be regulated in more detail
by order of the chair, on behalf of the administration.
− Annex IX is new and concerns the conditions in relation to the transport of
feedstuffs by sea, inland waterway or rail.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The regulation has been renewed because alongside the amendments (especially additions) a
number of textual adaptations had to be made.  In addition, it is intended that the regulationbe more conveniently arranged and made more accessible.  The objective of the current
regulation is the same as the replacement regulation, namely the promotion of quality
systems on a voluntary basis in companies in the animal feed sector.
8. Relevant documents:
Industrial Organisation Act
Regulation Establishing the Marketing Board for Arable Farming
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 March 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2001
10. Final date for comments:   5 February 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: