SPS Notification: Draft Ordinance for quick-frozen foods intended for human consumption G/SPS/N/MNE/40

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Notifying Member: Montenegro

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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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): Quick-frozen foodstuffs

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]      All trading partners

[ ]       Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Draft Ordinance for quick-frozen foods intended for human consumption. Language(s): Montenegrin.Number of pages:

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Description of content: This Draft Ordinance provides detailson the rules for quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption.Quick-frozen foodstuffs means foodstuffs which have undergone a suitable freezing process whereby the zone of maximum crystallization is crossed as rapidly as possible, depending on the type of product, and the resulting temperature of the product (after thermal stabilization) is continuously maintained at a level of -18°C or lower at all points, and which are marketed in such a way as to indicate that they possess this characteristic. Also this Draft Ordinance lays down the rules for sampling procedures for quick-frozen foodstuffs, the procedures for monitoring their temperature and for monitoring temperatures in the means of transport and warehousing and storage.

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]         Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ]         World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]         International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[X]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Council Directive 89/108/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption.

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 4August 2018

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: