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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/22 
24 September 2007  
 (07-3999) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ALBANIA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection 
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):  Sheep, ram and Billy-goat 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Montenegro and Kosovo 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "O n temporary passage of live animals through 
the border crossing point of Muriqan and Pass of Prush-Morine, for animal competition in 
Kukes District " (available  in Albanian, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection is to permit the entrance of animals for competition, that will be held in Kukes District, of ten sheep and one ram from Monten egro to Albanian territory through the border 
crossing point of Muriqan on 23 September 2007 leaving the Albanian territory on 25 
September 2007;  of ten sheep and one Billy-goa t from Kosovo to Albanian territory through 
the border crossing point of Pass of Pr ush-Morine on 23 September 2007 leaving the 
Albanian territory on 25 September 2007.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests   The objective is to provide a vete rinary inspection of these animals, 
assigning to General Directorate of Safety  Food and Consumer Protection of Shkoder and 
Kukes Districts to implement this Order.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Albanian Law No 
9308, dated 4 November 2004 "On Veterinary Service and Inspecto rate", Ar ticle 38, 
paragraph 5 and Article 39   G/SPS/N/ALB/22 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  20 August 2007   
12. Final date for comments:  N/A 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] 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 notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 General Directorate of Standardization 
 WTO Enquiry Point – Albania 
 Tel: +(355 4) 22 62 55 
 Fax: +(355 4) 24 71 77  E-mail: info@dps.gov.al  Website:  http://www.dps.gov.al