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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NLD/38
8 December 1998
(98-4892)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Animal
feeds
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Amendment II to Decree on Good
Manufacture Practice (GMP) standards within the animal feed sector 1997
5. Description of content: . :  Animal feed companies can apply for recognition voluntarily in
accordance with the Regulation on the GMP recognition regulation within the animal feed
sector 1992 and are then required to meet additional quality requirements.  The Decree on
GMP standards within the animal feed sector 1997 contains the additional quality standards
for products.
The proposed amendment II to the Decree on GMP standards within the animal feed sector
prescribes specific standards for salmonella in poultry feeds intended for the meat sector in
order to control the microbiological quality of poultry feeds.  In addition, following an
evaluation of the standards already included in the decree, the standards with regards to risk
bearing substances, products and micro-organisms are adapted for new by-products.  The
adaptation mainly concerns clearer wording for existing requirements.  Regarding the
standards for decomposition products of protein in fish products, it seemed possible to
slacken these.
6. Objective and rationale: Concrete and clearly formulated standards enable animal feed
manufacturers to establish the objectives they need to achieve by means of their qualitycontrol system.  The present amendment, therefore, includes a concrete standard for
salmonella in poultry feeds and a number of other standards are formulated more clearly
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   -G/SPS/N/NLD/38
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
- Decree on GMP standards within the animal feed sector 1997, Amendment I to the
Decree on GMP standards within the animal feed sector 1997;
- Regulation on the GMP recognition regulation within the animal feed sector 1992
with amendments I to IV;
- Industrial Organization Act;
- Regulation establishing arable farming marketing boards.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  11 January 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  11 January 1999
11. Final date for comments:  10 January 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            