WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MNG/1
14March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1050)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MONGOLIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andSocial Welfare, Agency ofInspection for
Hygiene andEpidemiology (AIHE)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Food, food
additives, foodcontainers andpacking
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: "Law forFood" ofMongolia
5. Description ofcontent: Thedocument notifies theimplementation ofrequirements for
imported andlocally produced foodquality andsafety inspection.
6. Objective andrationale: Public health protection
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Therequirements oftheAIHE areinconformity with
recommendations from theFAO andinternational codeofhygienic practice forfood
products, national standards and"Law forFood" ofMongolia.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: "Law forFood "of
Mongolia, 10January 1997. Ulaanbaatar
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Notstated.
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 10January 1997
11. Final date forcomments: -
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Agency ofInspection forHygiene
andEpidemiology
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Ministry ofHealth andSocial Welfare
Agency ofInspection forHygiene andEpidemiology
Enkhtaivan str.33
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia 211049
Tel: 976-1-50770
Fax: 976-1-50770