Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Draft Law "On Animal by-Products".


WTO code G/SPS/N/ALB/211
Date notice 28/08/2024
Notice type Regular
Title Draft Law "On Animal by-Products".
Summary

The object of this law is the determination of public health and animal health rules for animal by-products and derived products. The aim is to prevent and minimize risks to public and animal health arising from these products, and in particular to protect the safety of the food chain and foodstuffs.

1. This law applies to:

(a) by-products of animal origin and derivative products produced from their processing which are excluded from human consumption according to the legislation;

(b) the following products, which after the irrevocable decision taken by the food business operator are no longer used as human food. These products are:

(i) products of animal origin that were intended for human consumption according to the requirements of food legislation;

(ii) raw materials for the production of foods of animal origin.

This Draft Law is approximated with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation).

Product Animal by-products and derived products
Country Albania

File attach:
NALB211.pdf

Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/VNM/172 - Draft Circular Regulations on quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment
G/SPS/N/PHL/533 - Department Circular No. ___, Series of 2025: Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Agricultural, Fish, Fishery/Aquatic, and its Products and By-Products, Animal Feeds, Feed Ingredients and Feed Additives; and Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Other Agricultural Chemical Products into the Philippines.
G/SPS/N/CHL/831/Add.1 - la notificación de la adopción, publicación o entrada en vigor del reglamento
G/SPS/N/UKR/246/Rev.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of Amendments to Certain Regulatory Acts of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine"
G/SPS/N/TPKM/647/Add.1 - The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Bees" in relation to Article 10 (Annex 8-2) of the "Regulations for the Importation of Objects Subject to Animal Quarantine"
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.23 - Notification of emergency measures for khapra beetle
G/SPS/N/KOR/828 - Partial amendment notice (Draft) of (1) Scope of feed, feed ingredients, equipment, straw litter and other similar items; and (2) Quarantine methods and standards for designated quarantine items.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1617 - Health of Animals Regulations
G/SPS/N/CAN/1616 - Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
G/SPS/N/NZL/787 - Plant species eligible for import under the import health standard: Plants for Planting (155.02.06) (formally Importation of Nursery Stock)
G/SPS/N/BDI/122/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/308/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/115/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/380/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/376/Add.1 - DEAS 1200: 2024, Canned finfish — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/123/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/309/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/116/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/381/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/377/Add.1 - DEAS 896: 2024, Fried fish — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/NZL/781/Add.1 - Adoption of Import Health Standard: Bovine Germplasm
G/SPS/N/JPN/1353/Add.1 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/USA/3448/Add.2 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Butterfly Pea Flower Extract; Confirmation of Effective Date; Final Amendment; Order; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/USA/3273/Add.2 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Galdieria Extract Blue; Confirmation of Effective Date; Final Amendment; Order; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/HKG/50/Add.1 - Amendments to the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations (Cap. 132V)
G/SPS/N/RUS/303/Add.2 - Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 17 January 2025 No. FS-KS-7/675
G/SPS/N/RUS/300/Add.1 - Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 14 January 2025 No. FS-KS-7/295
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.22 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle.
G/SPS/N/BDI/101/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/276/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/94/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/350/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/328/Add.1 - DEAS 2:2024, Maize grains — Specification, Fifth Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/98/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/273/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/91/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/347/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/325/Add.1 - DEAS 754:2024, Chickpeas — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/97/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/272/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/90/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/346/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/324/Add.1 - DEAS 762: 2024, Dry soybeans — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/96/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/271/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/89/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/345/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/323/Add.1 - DEAS 765:2024, Brown rice — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/93/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/268/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/86/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/333/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/318/Add.1 - DEAS 1198: 2024, Nicotine pouches — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/92/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/267/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/85/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/332/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/317/Add.1 - DEAS 1194: 2024, Cigar — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/91/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/266/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/84/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/331/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/316/Add.1 - DEAS 1195: 2024, Fine-cut smoking tobacco (Roll your own) — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/90/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/265/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/83/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/330/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/315/Add.1 - DEAS 1197:2024, Tobacco and tobacco products — General requirements for packaging and labelling, First Edition
G/SPS/N/AUS/561/Add.3 - Import risk review for dairy products for human consumption: draft report
G/SPS/N/CHL/834/Add.1 - Proposal to replace Title XXX of the food health regulations to include regulations for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
G/SPS/N/UKR/244/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 157 of 13 April 2016"
G/SPS/N/CHN/1293/Add.1 - National Food Safety Standard: General safety requirements of food contact materials and articles
G/SPS/N/CHN/1287/Add.1 - National Food Safety Standard: Modified milk
G/SPS/N/CHN/1089/Add.1 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: General Standard for Food for the Elderly
G/SPS/N/CHN/1071/Add.1 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Edible Animal Blood Products
G/SPS/N/UKR/227/Add.1 - Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1020 of 20 August 2025 "On Amendments to the Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 751 of 18 August 2010 and No. 893 of 22 August 2011"
G/SPS/N/AUS/469/Add.3 - Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seeds
G/SPS/N/USA/3245/Add.1 - Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 in Yogurt and Other Cultured Dairy Products Fermented With Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Subspecies bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus; Final Amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/USA/3370/Add.2 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Calcium Phosphate; Confirmation of Effective Date; Final Amendment; Order; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/USA/3358/Add.1 - Food additives - Hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial agent, oxidizing and reducing agent, and bleaching agent, and to remove sulfur dioxide
G/SPS/N/TUR/86/Add.1 - Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Amending the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
G/SPS/N/TPKM/646/Add.1 - Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products
G/SPS/N/CHL/727/Rev.1/Add.3 - Exempt Resolution No. 6936/2025: Amends the effective date of Exempt Resolution SAG No. 5,042 of 2025 and initiates the review process.
G/SPS/N/MEX/392/Add.2 - Draft Amendment to the Official Mexican Standard NOM-060-SAG/ZOO-2020, Zoosanitary specifications for the processing of animal by-products and their use in animal feed, published on September 8, 2022.
G/SPS/N/TPKM/649/Add.1 - The implementation of the amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products"
G/SPS/N/EGY/157/Add.1 - The draft of Egyptian Standard ES 1601-2 "Wheat – part 2: General principles for Wheat (Triticum Durum Desf.)"
G/SPS/N/CAN/1595/Add.1 - Established Maximum Residue Limit: Linuron
G/SPS/N/CAN/1594/Add.1 - Established Maximum Residue Limits: Florylpicoxamid
G/SPS/N/CAN/1491/Add.1 - Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to revise certain permitted uses of aluminum containing food additives
G/SPS/N/JPN/1324/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)