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Notifying Member: Georgia

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

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia

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:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 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): Wood (ICS: 79.040)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Technical Regulation on "Regulatory Rules on Wood Packaging Materials" approved by Decree of The Government of Georgia 14 September 2015 No. 477 (26 pages, in Georgian)

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Description of content: The present document regulates all kinds of wood packaging materials used in international trade, which can be a pest carrier. Based document of this regulation is an international standard for phytosanitary measures ISPM 15.

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

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Relevant documents: Georgian Law "Food/Forage Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Code"

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Proposed date of adoption: 14 September 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 2015

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Final date for comments: –

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

LEPL – Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology (GeoSTM)

WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point of Georgia

N67 Chargali str.

Tbilisi 0178

Georgia

Tel/Fax: (+995 32) 2 61 35 00

Website: http://www.geostm.ge/

E-mail: geostm@economy.ge