Tbt Milk Processing 654890 Gtbtn06tun14

WORLD TRADE

G/TBT/N/TUN/14 2 August 2006

ORGANIZATION

(06-3712)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: French

NOTIFICATION The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 1.

Member to Agreement notifying: TUNISIA If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle, INNORPI (National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property)

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Agency responsible: Ministère du Commerce et de l'Artisanat de la TUNISIE (Tunisian Ministry of Trade and Crafts) Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: INNORPI

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: Order approving Tunisian standards on raw milk for processing and fermented milk.

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Raw milk for processing and fermented milk.

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Arrêté du MINISTRE de l'industrie, de l'énergie et des petites et moyennes entreprises portant homologation des normes tunisiennes relatives au lait cru destiné à la transformation et aux laits fermentés (Order of the Minister of Industry, Energy and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises approving Tunisian standards on raw milk for processing and fermented milk); (10 pages, in French).

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Description of content: Standard NT 14.09 (2005) applies to fermented milk, including heat-treated milk, condensed milk and compounds derived from these products. Standard NT 14.141 (2004) sets out hygiene rules for the production of raw milk for processing.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Health

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Relevant documents: NT 14.141 (2004): raw milk for processing – specifications and NT 14.09 (2005): fermented milk

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Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force:

7 March 2006 August 2006 . /.

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Final date for comments: 31 July 2006

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: INNORPI B.P. 57 Cité El Khadra 1003 Tunis Tunisia Tel.: (+216) 71 785 922 Fax: (+216) 71 781 563 E-mail: [email protected] (text available in French)