G/SPS/N/GEO/26  
 
16 March 2022  
(22-2319) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  GEORGIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia 
(MEPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Petfood pr epared from animal by -products, skin and hide, wool, 
fishmeal ; Apiculture by -products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendment to the Decree No. 605 laying down health 
rules on animal by -products and derived products not i ntended for human consumption . 
Language(s):  Georgian and English . Number of pages:  67 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_2246_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_2246_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_2246_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_2246_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_2246_03_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The a mendment to this resolution defines import health 
certificates and declaration forms for animal by -products of Georgia. Certificates and 
declarations  will enter into  force on 1 May 2022.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/GEO/26  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
international standard:  Resolution No. 605 is adopted under DCFTA agreement and was 
elaborated according to "Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Counc il laying down health rules as regards animal by -products and derived products not 
intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards 
certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border".  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Maia Beruashvili  
Tel: +(995) 5955 30194  
E-mail: maia.beruashvili@mepa.gov.ge