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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BGR/26 
4 October 2006 
 (06-4752) 
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  
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):   Raw materials and foods of animal origin.  Hay and straw.  
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:  Ordinance No. 47 of 
20 April 2006 on the requirements of the border inspection veterinary posts and the conditions and the order for carrying out border inspection veterinary control (State Gazette 
No. 43 of 26 May 2006) (Available in English;  28 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The Ordinance lays down: 
1) The requirements for the veterinary checks upon import of products into the country, 
which shall cover: 
• general requirements of the border in spection veterinary posts (BIVP); 
• specific requirements for certain BIVP;  and 
• conditions and the order for carrying out  border inspection veterinary control 
(BIVC), upon import of raw materials and foods of animal origin. 
2) The requirements on the import into the country of hay and straw.  Conditions and the order for carrying out borde r veterinary control upon import, export and 
transit of animals shall be set out within a sep arate ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture 
and Forestry.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] 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:   G/SPS/N/BGR/26 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Council Directive 
97/78 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries; Commission Decision 93/13
 laying 
down the procedure for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on 
products from third countries; Commission Decision 2001/812 laying down the 
requirements for the approval of border insp ection posts responsible for veterinary checks 
on products introduced into the Community from third countries; Commission Decision 97/152 concerning the information to be entered in  the computerized file of consignments of 
animals or animal products from third count ries which are re-dispatched; Commission 
Decision 97/394 establishing the minimum data required for the database on animals and 
animal products brought into the Community; Commission Decision 94/360
 establishing the 
minimum data required for the database on an imals and animal products brought into the 
Community; Commission Decision 2000/571 laying down the methods of veterinary checks for products from third countries destined for introduction into free zones, free warehouses, 
customs warehouses or operators supplying cross border means of sea transport. 
The texts are available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The оrdinance shall enter into force on 1 October 2006 
except for Article 14, par.1, p.8; Article 20, pa r.6; Article 26, par.1, p.1, par.2, par.3 and 
par.6; Article 38, par.1, p.3; and Article 41, par.8, which shall enter into force on 
1 January 2007.  
12. Final date for comments:  Not specified.  
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 Veterinary Service 
15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. 
1606 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel.:  +359 2 915 9820 Fax:  +359 2 954 9593 E-mail:  Teodora.Petkova@nvms.government.bg  
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 Veterinary Service 
15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd. 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel.:  +359 2 915 9820/+359 2 915 98 36 Fax:  +359 2 954 9593/+359 2 915 98 36 E-mail:  Teodora.Petkova@nvms.government.bg