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G/SPS/N/ALB/151 
5 June 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ALBANIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food products of animal origin, feed for food producing animals 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of Minister No. 5 date d 9 January 2012 "On update 
of the veterinary certificates accompanying cons ignments of food products of animal origin 
as well as feed for food-producing animal s entering in the Republic of Albania" 
Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This Order of Minister No. 5 dated 5 January 2012 is based on 
article 18 of the Law No. 9863 dated 28 Janua ry 2008 "On Food" requiring the update of 
veterinary certificates, certifying that food products of animal origin and feed for food-
producing animals:  
- have not been produced by animals treat ed or fed with veterinary medicinal 
products before the expire of the withdr awal time, with thyrostatics or beta-
agonists; 
- have not been produced by animals treated with somatotropine; 
- have not been produced by animals wh ere has been detected the presence of VMP 
residues at higher levels than those allowed by the legislation in force. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/ALB/151 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Approved by the Minister  of Agriculture, Food 
and Consumer Protection on 5 January 2012. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Published in the Official Gazette No. 2 of year 
2012. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Entry into force on publication date in the Official Gazette. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  None 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Directorate For Food safety and Consumer Protection  
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania Tel:  +(355 4) 2 259 333 Fax:  +(355 4) 2 259 333 E-mail:  mbumk_sps@yahoo.com 
Website:  http://www.mbumk.gov.al