. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/69 
4 June 2008  
 (08-2618) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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):  All live domestic and wild pigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Bulgaria, region of Kjustendil  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the 
outbreak of Classical Swine Fever in Bulgaria" (available in Albanian, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures against the outbreak of Classical Swine 
Fever stopping the import and transit of live pi gs (wild and domestic), semen of domestic 
and wild pigs, fresh meat of domestic and wild pigs, pig products destined for animal feed 
or for agricultural and industrial uses, etc, from the region of Kjustendil of Bulgaria into 
the territory of Albania. 
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  The objective is to stop the import and transit of all live pigs 
(domestic and wild), fresh meat of domestic  and wild pigs, etc from Bulgaria into the 
territory of Albania. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The outbreak of the 
Classical Swine Fever (domestic and wild) in Bulgaria, region of Kjustendil 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:    
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Notifications taken 
from the World Organization of Animal Health, dated 26 May 2008, according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code. G/SPS/N/ALB/69 
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  11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  28 May 2008 
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
General Directorate of Standardization 
WTO Enquiry Point - ALBANIA 
Tel:  +(355 4) 22 62 55 Fax:  +(355 4) 24 71 77 E-mail:  info@dps.gov.al Website:  http://www.dps.gov.al