. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BGR/24 
22 February 2006 
 (06-0742) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BULGARIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, National Plant Protection 
Service  
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):  Wood products and wood packaging materials.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulation Amending 
and Supplementing Regulation No.1 for Phytos anitary Control (7 pages, available in 
Bulgarian; translation in English is under preparation).  
6. Description of content:  Amendments of Regulation No.1 for Phytosanitary control in 
relation to its harmoniza tion with Council Directive 2004/102 EC and the incorporation of the 
requirements of ISPM No.15.  Wood packaging materials entering Bulgaria must  be treated 
and certified in accordance with the standards established in the International Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No.15:  Gu idelines for Regulating Wood Packaging 
Material in International Trade.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Plant Protection Convention 
(IPPC) standards ISPM No.15:  Guidelines fo r Regulating Wood Packaging Material in 
International Trade  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Promulgated in State 
Gazette No.7 of 24 January 2006 (Bulgarian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/BGR/24 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The Regulation Amending and Supplementing 
Regulation No.1 for Phytosanitary Control ha s entered into force on 24 January 2006 - the 
date of its publication. 
The provisions of paragraph 4, item 1.1 of the Regulation Amending and Supplementing 
Regulation No.1 for Phytosanitary Control will enter into force on 1 June 2006.  
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Plant Protection Service 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
17, Hr. Botev Blvd; 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel/fax:  (+359 2) 953 3360 E-mail:  uzunov@nsrz-bg.com