FVO - BULGARIA - FOOD & VETERINARY CONTROL

Sofia, January 26 (BTA) - A two-week mission of the Food and
Veterinary Office of the European Commission on Bulgaria's
readiness for control of free movement of goods, foods and
materials of animal origin has ended, the Director General of
the National Veterinary Medical Service Zheko Baichev said
Friday. In the course of two weeks the mission inspected the
border veterinary inspection posts (BVIP) at Kapitan Andreevo,
Kalotina, Sofia Airport and the Black Sea ports of Varna and
Bourgas.

In addition to resource provision of the free movement of goods,
the mission checked the readiness of the National Veterinary
Service on control procedures.

At the final meeting with Baichev today the representatives of
the mission said Bulgaria has all guarantees for reliability of
control on the free movement of goods, both between
member-states and from third countries.

Bulgaria does not have approved storehouses for raw materials
and foods of animal origin from third countries, that do not
meet the requirements of the EU and are intended for reexport to
other countries. That is so because no storehouse owners have
expressed the desire to engage in such activity but the National
Veterinary Service has to develop procedures in case some
persons desire such movement of goods and storage facilities to
be approved by the Bulgarian veterinary authorities should be
prepared, Baichev said.

The mission approved of the guidelines for the entire border
control and recommended that details from it be outlined as
instructions to be used by the BVIP authorities./BTA

Source: BTA