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G/SPS/N/ALB/150 
5 June 2012  
 (12-2944) 
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 & 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):  Live animals (ungulates) and fresh meat thereof 
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. 328 dated 22 November 2011 
"Establishing the criteria and requirements for veterinary certification of certain animals and fresh meat thereof entering in the Republic of Albania from certain countries and their territories"  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  125 
6. Description of content:  The Regulation approved by the Order of Minister No. 328 of 
22 November 2011 is based on the EU Commission Regulation No. 206/2010. 
This regulation lays down the veterinary certification requirements for the entry into the 
Republic of Albania of consignments of cer tain live animals (ungulates) or fresh meat 
thereof, coming from certain countries and their territories. 
Albanian language has been included in the ve terinary certificates that are part of this 
regulation (along with the English version of the certificate). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ALB/150 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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 & 
Consumer Protection on 22 November 2011. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Published in the Official Gazette No. 175 of 
year 2011. 
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) :   Not applicable 
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