. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NLD/67 
3 July 2008  
 (08-3171) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwali teit directie 
Juridische Zaken Postbus 20401 2500 EK The Hague 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Calve-veal and calve-veal meat such as white veal, rosé veal, other calf products 
(HS Codes 0102, 0202) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order on the monitoring 
of critical substances in calves (Marke ting Board for Livestock and Meat [Dutch 
abbreviation:  PVV]) 2008 (avail able in English, 13 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/NLD/08_1898_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/NLD/08_1898_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/NLD/08_1898_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
The Order introduces a monitoring system wher eby all Marketing Boar d members shall be 
required to have their calves checked for prohibi ted substances.  It will be possible for this 
duty of monitoring to be complied with through participation in the ba sic monitoring carried 
out by the Monitoring Board for Livestock and Meat [Dutch abbreviation:  PVV] or through 
participation in a recognised (private-law) qu ality system.  Among the important conditions 
are that these systems be certified and that the results of investigation be handed over to the 
Marketing Board.  
Marketing Board members that do not participate in certified quality systems - a limited 
group, in actual fact - will be subject to the basic monitoring by the Marketing Board for 
Livestock and Meat.  These Marketing board me mbers shall be entered into a database.  A 
Board of Experts shall determine, on the basis of a risk analysis, the frequency of sampling 
per sub-division and type of business.  Sample s shall be examined at a specially designated 
laboratory.  This laboratory sh all be required to notify the results of the analysis to the 
Marketing Board. G/SPS/N/NLD/67 
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   The Order prohibits the supply or removal of ca lves that have not been tested for critical 
substances.  Calves from other Member States shall be considered to have been tested 
sufficiently for critical substances, pursuant to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 
on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal 
products and repealing Direct ives 85/358/EEC and 86/469//E EC and Decisions 89/187/EEC 
and 91/664/EEC  (see § 9 below). 
The costs of registrati on and sampling shall be payable by  those Marketing Board members 
who are in the relevant category and who are not registered with a quality system.  A levy 
shall be instituted for this purpose.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   A consolidated 
version of Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain 
substances and residues thereof in live anim als and animal products and repealing Directives 
85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Deci sions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC  is available from 
the link below: 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ /LexUriServ.do?uri=CON SLEG:1996L0023:20070101:EN:PDF  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  24 September 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 September 2008 
12. Final date for comments:  20 August 2008 
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: 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: