SWEDEN: FOODSTUFFS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN (MEAT, MILK, EGG, FISH) The following Notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification 94.502 dated 31 December 1994. 1. Party to Agreement Notifying: SWEDEN. 2. Agency Responsible: The Swedish National Food Administration. 3. Notified Under Article 2.5.2. 4. Products Covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise National Tariff Heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): The National Food Administration's ordinance amending the ordinance (SLV FS 1993:36) with regulations and general advice on certain foreign substances in food. 5. Title And Number Of Pages Of The Notified Document: Foodstuffs of animal origin (meat, milk, egg, fish). 6. Description of Content: The draft proposes an amendment of the swedish maximum limits for PCBS in foodstuffs of animal origin, the proposed limits are belated to the PCB-Congener No. 153. The PCB intake in the Nordic countries is of a size which can influence health. The problem is connected to consumption of fish from the Baltic Sea. 7. Objective And Rationale: Protection of Health. 8. Relevant Documents: N/A. 9. Proposed Date Of Adoption And Entry Into Force: To be decided later. 10. Final Date For Comments: 10 March 1995. (027)

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