. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ITA/13 
10 February 2010  
 (10-0759) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ITALY
  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above :   
Ministry for economic development  
Department for Enterprise and Internationalization  General Directorate  for Market, Compe tition, Consumer, Vigilance and Technical 
Standardization, Division XVIII - Technical standardization    00187 Rome I – Via Sallustiana, 53   Tel.  +39 06 4705 5430 
Fax  +39 06 4821 702;  
Email:  tbt.Italia@s viluppoeconomico.gov.it 
vincenzo.correggia@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it    European Commission TBT Enquiry Point  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):  Long-life milk and dairy 
products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial decree 
setting out: "Standards governing the labelling of long-life sterilised milk, UHT milk, 
microfiltered pasteurised milk and high-temperature pasteurised milk, as well as dairy 
products"  (Italian, 4 pages).      
6. Description of content:  The draft decree consists of seven articles, concerning the 
following:  - Scope of the notified measures;  - Labelling of long-life sterilised milk, UHT milk, microfiltered pasteurised milk and high-temperature pasteurised milk;  - Labelling of dairy products;  
- Labelling of cheese obtained by curdling;  
- Prohibition of the insertion of proteins into cheese;  - Checks and sanctions;  - Transitional provisions.  G/TBT/N/ITA/13 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
The notified decree meets the requirement to define and regulate the traceability system for 
long-life sterilised milk, UHT milk, microf iltered pasteurised milk, high-temperature 
pasteurised milk and dairy products, as well as their labels, to ensure that the interests of the 
consumer are protected to the greatest extent possible.  
8. Relevant documents:   -   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }March 2010   
10. Final date for comments:  26 February 2010 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Ministry for economic development  
Department for Enterprise and Internationalization  
General Directorate  for Market, Compe tition, Consumer, Vigilance and Technical 
Standardization, Division XVIII - Technical standardization    00187 Rome I – Via Sallustiana, 53   Tel.  +39 06 4705 5430 
Fax  +39 06 4821 702;  
Email:  tbt.Italia@s viluppoeconomico.gov.it 
vincenzo.correggia@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it    European Commission TBT Enquiry Point  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
Text on line at:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/index_it.htm
  
And can also be downloaded here 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/ita/10_0495_00_x.pdf