. /.RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/W/102
29 July 1999
(99-3193)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
QUESTIONNAIRE ON SPS-RELATED WEB SITES
Note by the Secretariat
1. At the July 1999 SPS Committee meeting, the representative of the European Communities
provided information on the establishment of web sites containing information related to the SPS
Agreement.  He noted that publishing relevant information on the internet was a practical way of
ensuring transparency.
2. The Secretariat offered to prepare a questionnaire to gather information on SPS-related
resources available on Members' web sites.  Following receipt of the responses to the questionnaire,the Secretariat will compile the addresses of Members' SPS-related web sites in a list which will be
circulated to Members.  In addition, the Secretariat will establish links from the WTO homepage to
the web sites of Members' Enquiry Points and National Notification Authorities.
3. The questionnaire is in the form of a table to be filled in by Members.  Members are requested
to fax (41-22-739 5760) or e-mail their responses to the Secretariat using the attached format.Members who wish to obtain the questionnaire in electronic format are requested to send an e-mail to
christiane.wolff@wto.org (cc: irma.bracco@wto.org) with the words "Web Site Questionnaire" in the
subject line.
4. Members are requested to submit the completed questionnaire by Friday,
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Page 2QUESTIONNAIRE:  MEMBERS' WEB SITES IN THE SPS AREA
Web sites in the area ofType of web site/information
available
SPS in general Food safety Animal health Plant health
Enquiry Point
National Notification
Authority
Risk assessments/scientificinformation
Legislation, procedures,
requirements, certificates(including translations)
Control, inspection and
approval bodies
Other (please specify)For example lists of quarantine
pests, lists of establishmentsauthorized to export, press
releases, alerts
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