G/SPS/N/GEO/28  
 
12 September 2022  
(22-6695) 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):  Pets 
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:  Rules on the non -commercial movement of pet animals 
in the Georgian custom . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  34 (in total)  
https://www.matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/4367880?publication=0   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_6010_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GEO/22_6010_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Rule sets out the requirements on the non -commercial 
movement of pet animals and defines certificate model for pets.  
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) :  
[ ] 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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/GEO/28  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
This rule is elaborated under DCFTA agreement according to Regulation (EU) No. 576/2013 
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non -commercial 
movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 November 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ms Maia BERUASHVILI - SPS Focal Point in WTO  
Head of Food Safety Division  
Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Department  
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia  
6, Marshal Gelovani Ave  
Tel: +(995) 322 37 66 48  
Cell phone: +(995) 595 53 01 94  
E-mail: maia.beruashvili@mepa.gov.ge  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Maia BERUASHVILI - SPS Focal Point in WTO  
Head of Food Safety Division  
Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Department  
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia  
6, Marshal Gelovani Ave  
Tel: +(995) 322 37 66 48  
Cell phone: +(995) 595 53 01 94  
E-mail: maia.beruashvili@mepa.gov.ge