. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ROU/10 
23 June 2006 
 (06-3074) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ROMANIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority  
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):  Pistachios (HS 0802 50 00);  roasted pistachios (HS 2008 19 13 and 
2008 19 93)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Iran 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Common order of the 
President of the National Sanitary Veterinary  and Food Safety Authority, Minister of 
Health, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry a nd Rural Development and the President of the 
National Authority for Consumers Protecti on n° 45/234/460/136/2006 imposing special 
conditions on the import of pistachios and on certain products derived from pistachios 
originating in, or consigned from Iran, published in Romanian Official Journal 
n° 425/17.05.2006 (6 pages).  
6. Description of content:  Pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating 
in or consigned from Iran that are contaminat ed with a level of mycotoxins, especially 
aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin exceeding the le vel established in nationa l regulations.  This 
represents a serious threat to public health a ll over the country in Romania.  The imports 
will be sampled and analyzed in accordance w ith the provisions of the above mentioned 
Romanian Order and those detected to be cont aminated with exceeding levels of aflatoxin 
B1 and total aflatoxin will be forbidden entry into Romania.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:   
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/ROU/10 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Common order of the President of the Nati onal Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety 
Authority, Minister of Health, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development and 
the President of the National Authority for Consumers Protection n° 45/234/460/136/2006 imposing special conditions on the import of pi stachios and on certain products derived 
from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran, published in Romanian Official 
Journal n° 425/17.05.2006 (Available in Romanian). 
Commission Decision 85/2005/EC. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  17 June 2006  
12. 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 Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority 
Negustori, 1B, sector 2, Bucharest, cod 023951, Romania 
Tel.: +40-21-3078567 
Fax:   +40-21-3078683 E-mail: office@ansv.ro
 
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 Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority 
Negustori, 1B, sector 2, Bucharest, cod 023951, Romania 
Tel.:   +40-21-3078567 
Fax:   +40-21-3078683 E-mail: office@ansv.ro