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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BGR/25 
4 October 2006 
 (06-4751) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BULGARIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
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):   Raw materials and foodstuffs of animal origin.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Ordinance No. 46 of 
20 April 2006 on the general veterinary requ irements on imports of raw materials and 
foodstuffs of animal origin (State Gazette No. 43 of 26 May 2006) (Available in English; 
20 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The ordinance lays down: 
1) The general veterinary requirements on th e import of raw materials and foodstuffs of 
animal origin. 
2) The requirements for the border veterinary  inspection posts and the way of execution of 
the border veterinary control.  
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. 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:   G/SPS/N/BGR/25 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Council Directive 
97/78 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries;  Commission Decision 2002/349/EC  
laying down the list of products to be exam ined at border inspection posts under Council 
Directive 97/78/EC;  Regulation of the Eur opean Parliament and of the Council 853/2004  
laying down specific hygiene rules for on the hygiene of foodstuffs;  Regulation of the 
European Parliament and of the Council 854/2004  laying down specific rules for the 
organisation of official controls on produc ts of animal origin intended for human 
consumption. 
The texts are available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  Not specified.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
National Veterinary Service 
15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel.:  +359 2 915 9820 Fax:  +359 2 954 9593 
E-mail:  Teodora.Petkova@nvms.government.bg  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Veterinary Service 
15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel.:  +359 2 915 9820/+359 2 915 98 36 
Fax:  +359 2 954 9593/+359 2 915 98 36 
E-mail:  Teodora.Petkova@nvms.government.bg