. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ROU/11 
23 June 2006 
 (06-3070) 
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):   
- "Chilli", fruits of the genus Caps icum, dried and crushed or ground 
(HS 0904 20 90), in whatever form, intended for human consumption 
- "Chilli products", curry powder (HS 0910 50), in whatever form, intended for 
human consumption 
- "Curcuma", curcuma dried and crushed or  ground (HS 0910 30), in whatever form, 
intended for human consumption 
- "Palm oil", palm oil (HS 1511 10 90), intended for direct human consumption  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting the products concerned to Romania  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Common order 
n° 46/235/461/135/2006 establishing emergenc y measures regarding chilli, chilli products, 
curcuma and palm oil (Available in Romanian, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  All the products listed under ite m 3 may contain chemical 
substances such as Sudan I, II, III and IV.   This represents a serious threat to public health 
in Romania.  Therefore the imports will be  sampled and analyzed in accordance with the 
provisions of the above mentioned Romanian Order and those detected to be contaminated with the above mentioned chemicals will be forbidden to enter Romania.  These measures 
will be adopted to provide a high level of public health protection.  
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:   G/SPS/N/ROU/11 
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  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:   
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° 46/235/461/135/2005, 
on emergency measures regarding chilli, chilli pr oducts, curcuma and palm oil, published in 
Romanian Official Journal n° 425/17.05.2006 (Available in Romanian). 
Commission Decision 2005/402/EC. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  17 November 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