G/SPS/N/ALB/160  
 
12 April 2013  
(13-1900)  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, Food and Consumer Protection 
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):  Fishery products intended for human consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  EU member States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order No. 68, dated 8 March 2013 "For some 
changes in the Order No. 81, dated 21 March 2011" "For the approval of models of 
certificates for export of fishery products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption, for EU member countries" 
 
Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ALB/13_1452_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Order has been prepared based on the following 
EU legislation: 
Regulation (EU) No. 1012/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 and 
Regulation (EC) No. 1251/2008 as regards: (i) the list of vector species, the health 
requirements and the certification requir ements concerning epizootic ulcerative 
syndrome; and (ii) the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports 
of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted. 
The purpose of this order is to update the model of health certificate concerning the 
health requirements and the certification re quirements concerning epizootic ulcerative 
syndrome. 
This order contains the following parts: 
 Part I: Details of dispatched consignment 
 Part II: Certification (Health information) 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/ALB/160 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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)    
[ ] 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 the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  8 March 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  8 March 2013 
[ ] 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, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Directorate for Food Safety and Consumer Protection  
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania Tel: +(355 4) 2 259 333 
Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333 
E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.mbumk.gov.al