. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ROU/21 
14 November 2006 
 (06-5507) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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):   Semen of domestic animals of the porcine species  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order No. 217/2006 
approving the sanitary veterinary norm laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the 
porcine species (Available in Romania, 13 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The Order No. 217/2006 approves the sanitary veterinary norm 
laying down the animal health requirements a pplicable to intra-Community trade in and 
imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
Harmonization of Romania's legislation in connection with its accession to the European 
Union.  
8. 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Order No. 217 
published in Monitorul Oficial al României (t he Official Journal of Romania) Part I 
No. 869/24.10.2006 and Council Directive 90/429/ EEC published in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities No. L 224, 18.08.19 90, p. 62, amended by Council Regulation 
No. 806/2003/EC, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. L 122, 16.05.2004, p. 1. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N.A. G/SPS/N/ROU/21 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2007  
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
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:  +400 213 078 567  Fax:  +40 213 078 683  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:  +400 213 078 567  Fax:  +40 213 078 683  E.mail:  office@ansv.ro