. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ROU/25 
19 December 2006 
 (06-6072) 
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):   Animal origin products.  
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. 252 of 
17 October 2006, approving the sanitary veteri nary norm on detailed rules regarding the 
transit of animal origin products on European Community territory, only by road, from a third country to another third country for applying the Order of the President on National Sanitary and Food Safety Authority No 206/2 006 for approving the sanitary veterinary 
norm laying down the principles governing th e organisation of veterinary checks on 
products entering the community from third co untries (Available in Romanian, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Order No. 252 of 17 October 2006, approving the sanitary 
veterinary norm on detailed rules regarding the transit of animal origin products on 
European Community territory, only by road, from a third country to another third country for applying the Order of the President on National Sanitary and Food Safety Authority 
No 206/2006 for approving the sanity veterina ry norm laying down the principles governing 
the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the community from third 
countries 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
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:   G/SPS/N/ROU/25 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Order No. 245 
published in Monitorul Oficial al României (t he Official Journal of Romania) Part I 
No. 935/17.11.2006 and Commission Decision 2000/208 laying down detailed rules for applying the Council Directive 97/78/EEC published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities No. L 64, 11.03.2000, p. 20. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N.A. 
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 noti fication 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