Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Mongolia - Milk and milk products

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: MONGOLIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar City 13381 Bayanzurkh District, 16a Peace Avenue, Government Building IXa

telephone/fax: 976-51-262271

e-mail: mof@mofa.gov.mn

www.mofa.gov.mn

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Milk and milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Technical regulation of production and trade of milk and dairy products,; (21 page(s), in Mongolian)

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Description of content: Since enforcement of law on 'Standardization, technical regulation and accreditation of conformity assessment" all standards became voluntary.

This regulation aims to ensure the safety of production and trade of milk and milk products as well as to protect the environment, and the public interest.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

Law on Food, Law on Food Safety,

Law on Standardization, technical regulation and accreditation of conformity assessment;

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Proposed date of adoption: 14 August 2024

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

National Enquiry Point and Standards Information Center

Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology (MASM)

P.O. Box - 48

Peace street 46A

Ulaanbaatar 210351

Tel: +(976) 51 263860

Fax: +(976) 51 261631

Email: standardinform@masm.gov.mn

Website: http://www.masm.gov.mn