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G/SPS/N/ISL/9 
15 November 2012 
 (12-6291) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ICELAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industries and Innovation (formerly Ministry of Fisheries 
and Agriculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  All types of animal products and othe r products that may carry infectious 
agents which cause diseases in animals and humans 
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:  Regulation No. 448/2012 on measures to prevent the 
introduction of animal diseases and contaminated products to Iceland  Language(s):  
Icelandic and English  Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  Measures to prevent the introductio n to Iceland of diseases with 
imported meat and meat by-products, eggs, da iry products and other products covered by 
the Regulation.  Furthermore, measures to pr event the importation to Iceland of products 
from animals which have been given grow th-stimulating substances during rearing. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 stan dard?  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/ISL/9 
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   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:  N/A   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Adopted on 23 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Published on 24 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Entered into force on 23 May 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 January 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Industries and Innovation 
(formerly Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture) 
Skúlagata 4 IS-150 Reykjavík  Tel:  + (354) 545 9700 E-mail:  postur@anr.is 
Website:  http://www.anr.is  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Available online at:  
http://www2.mast.is/Uploads/document/Re glugerdir/Regluge rd448_2012english.pdf