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Notifying Member: Albania

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration

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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): Wheat flour for human consumption

4.

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 of Minister "On Wheat flour for human consumption"  Language(s): Albanian  Number of pages: 5

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/ALB/14_0762_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This draft ordinance applies to wheat flour for human consumption prepared from common wheat, Triticum aestivum, Triticum vulgare wheat or Triticium compactum Host species or their mixture, which is pre-packed for sale to the final consumer or other food products. It contains some quality indicators and references for some safety norms. Maximum level of enzymes in the final product, processing agents and permissible limit and method of analysis for some indication of wheat flour are defined.

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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:

[X]     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)  

[ ]       None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[X] Yes   [ ] No

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

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): April 2014

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): April 2014

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2014

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 April 2014

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

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

Directorate for Food Safety and Fisheries

SPS Enquiry Point - Albania

Tel: +(355 4) 2 259 333

Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333

E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.bujqesia.gov.al