G/SPS/N/ALB/202  
20 December 2023  
(23-8736) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  ALBANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
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):  Live animals (HS code(s): 01); Agriculture (ICS code(s): 65)  
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:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural 
Development No. 400, dated on 25 June 2019 , "For the approval of the regulation, for the 
animal health conditions that affect the trade and use of animal embryos, for the breeding 
of the bovine species" . Language(s):  Albanian . Number of pages:  14 
Official Journal no. 96, dated on 4  July 2019: 
https://qbz.gov.al/eli/fz/2019/96/b9855bfa -631b-48d2-b389-
8bb654e55c61;q=P%C3%ABr%20miratimin%20e%20rregullores,%20p%C3%ABr%20kus
htet%20e%20sh%C3%ABndetit%20t%C3%AB%20kafsh%C3%ABve%20q%C3%AB%20n
dikojn%C3%AB%20n%C3%AB%20tregetin%C3%AB%20dhe%20p%C 3%ABrdori  
6. Description of content:  This Order of  the Minister has been approximated with Council 
Directive of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra -Community 
trade in and importation from third  countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine 
species (89/556/EEC) . 
This regulation defines the animal health conditions governing trade in and importation 
from other countries of fresh and frozen embryos of domestic animals of the bovine 
species . It describes health conditions that affect trade and use of embryos of live bovine 
animals, collections, transport, processing and storage of bovine embryos and the model 
of veterinary health certificate of bovine embryos.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Section  5, chapter s 5.1-5.7 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/ALB/202  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from th e 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
General Directorate in the Field of Food Safety, Veterinary, Plant Protection and Fishery  
Tel: +(355) 4 2226 911  
E-mail: info@bujqesia.gov.al  
Website: http://www.bujqesia.gov.al  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
General Di rectorate in the Field of Food Safety, Veterinary, Plant Protection and Fishery  
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania  
Tel: +(355) 4 2226 911  
E-mail: info@bujqesia.gov.al  
Website: http://www.bujqesia.gov.al