WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOG/SPS/INF/14
29 January 2001
(01-0454)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Comité des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias
8-9 November 2000Original:  English/
French/
Spanish
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES/LISTE DES REPRESENTANTS/
LISTA DE REPRESENTANTES
Chairperson:
Président: Mr. S.I.M. Nayyar (Pakistan)
Presidente:
ARGENTINA
Representante Sr. Héctor R. Torres
Ministro
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
AUSTRALIA
Representatives Mr. Digby Gascoine
Biosecurity Australia
Dr. David Wilson
Biosecurity Australia
Mr. John Watts
Dept. Foreign Affairs and Trade
Dr. Linda Corner
Australian Embassy
Brussels
Mr. Hamish McCormick
Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Australia to the WTO
Geneva
BOLIVIA
Representante Sr. Julio Alvarado
Ministro Consejero
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en GinebraG/SPS/INF/14
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BRAZIL
Representante Mrs. Maria N. Farani Azevedo
Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UnitedNations Office at Geneva
BURUNDI
Représentant
S.E. M. Adolphe Nahayo
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanentMission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies et des autres organisations
internationales à Genève
CANADA
Representatives
Mr. Paul Haddow
Executive Director International Affairs
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Mr. Ron Burke
Director
Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and
Interagency Affairs
Food DirectorateHealth Canada
Mr. Patrick Hines
Trade Policy, International Affairs
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Mr. Chris Moran
Trade Policy, Technical Barriers and Regulations
Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade
Josée Nadon
Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and
Interagency Affairs
Food Directorate
Health Canada
Mr. Brian Gear
Trade Policy
Agriculture and Agri-FoodG/SPS/INF/14
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CHILE
Representantes Sra. Macarena Vidal
Encargada Asuntos Sanitarios y Fitosanitarios
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Sr. Gonzalo Rios
Encargado Negociaciones Internacionales
Departamento Asuntos Internacionales
Ministerio de Agricultura
COLOMBIA
Representante Sr. Andrés Valencia
Asesor Comercial
Misión Permanente ante la OMC
Ginebra
CYPRUS
Representatives Dr. Andreas Hadjicostis
Senior Veterinary OfficerVeterinary Services – Ministry of Agriculture,
Natural Resources and Environment
Dr. Constantionos Poullis
Plant Protection OfficerDepartment of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and
Environment
CZECH REPUBLIC
Representatives
Ing. Vladimirá Kantorová
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Martin Pospíšil
Third Secretary
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Officeand other International Organizations at Geneva
Mr. Vlastimil Husták
MVDV
State VeterinaryAdministration
Dr. Jan Vavrac
State Phytosanitary Administrator
Ministry of AgricultureG/SPS/INF/14
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EGYPT
Representatives Mr. Tarek Adel
First Secretary
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Egyptto the United Nations Office at Geneva
Mrs. Sahar H. Abdelaziz
Second Secretary (Commercial Affairs)
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Egypt
to the United Nations Office at Geneva
ESTONIA
Representatives
Mr. Hendrik Kuust
Ministry of Agriculture
Mrs. Yiina Saron
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Ruve Schank
Counsellor (Agricultural Affairs)Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
at Geneva
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Representatives
Mr. Alejandro Checchi Lang
Director,
Health CommissionEC Commission
Mr. Marco Castellina
Administrator,
Health and Consumer Protection
EC Commission
MEMBER STATES
FRANCE M. Jacques Teyssier d'Orfeuil
Conseiller (Affaires agricoles)
Délégation permanente auprès de l'OMC
M. Georges Waszkiel
Bureau des relations extérieures de l'Union
Européenne
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche
M. Alain Dehove
Chef du Secteur SPS
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêcheG/SPS/INF/14
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (cont'd)
MEMBER STATES (cont'd)
M. Olivier Degenmann
Bureau de la politique agricole extérieure
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de
l'industrie
SWEDEN Ms Catarina Hedlund
First Secretary
MFA
Ms Karin Eckerdal
First Secretary
Permanent Mission to the WTO
BELGIUM Mr. Johan Heyman
Ministry of Agriculture
SPAIN Sr. Antonio Carpintero
Consejero Adjunto (Asuntos Agrícolas, Pesca yAlimentación)
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
Sr. D. Joaquín Bellmunt Roig
Consejero (Asuntos comerciales Agricolas)
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
DENMARK Mr. Marten D. Nielsen
Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations at Geneva
GREECE M. Dimitris Moutsatsos
First Secretary
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Officeat Geneva
ITALY Ms Patrizia Parodi
Delegate
Ministry of HealthG/SPS/INF/14
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (cont'd)
MEMBER STATES (cont'd)
IRELAND Mr. Breffini Carpenter
First Secretary (Agriculture)
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and Specialized Agencies at Geneva
NETHERLANDS Mr. Roald Lapperre
Trade Policy Dept.
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Rÿckert van der Flier
Veterinary/Food affairs
Ministry of Agriculture
UNITED KINGDOM Mr. Anthony Poole
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Mr. Cristoffer Klebak
Dept. for International Development
AUSTRIA Mr. Norbert Faustenhammer
Minister
Permanent Delegation to the WTO
Ms Brigitta Litschauer
Ministry of Agriculture
GERMANY Ms Monika Roemerscheidt
Senior Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
PORTUGAL M. Diogo Santos Gamboa Da Costa
Assesseur Principal de la Direction générale de
Vétérinaire
Ministère de l'Agriculture
FINLAND Mr. Ralf Lopian
Senior Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
GUATEMALA
Representante Sra. María Isabel Mazzei
Ministra Consejera
Representante Permanente Alterna
Misión Permanente ante la OMCG/SPS/INF/14
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HAITI
Représentants Dr. Rénald Clérismé
Ministre conseiller
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office desNations Unies à Genève
M. Eucher Luc Joseph
Ministre conseiller
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies à Genève
M. Fritzner Gaspard
Conseiller
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies à Genève
HUNGARY
Representative
Mr. István Pokorádi
First Secretary
Permanent Mission to the World TradeOrganization
ICELAND
Representative
Mr. Gísli Sverrir Halldórsson
Veterinarian
INDIA
Representative Mr. J. Sri Raman
Attaché (WTO)
Permanent Mission to the WTO
Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi
Counsellor (WTO)
Permanent Mission to the WTO
INDONESIA
Representatives Mr. Hardjono
Director
Centre of Agriculture QuarantineMinistry of Agriculture
Mr. Iwantoro Syukur
Director
Directorate for Agriculture Quality ServicesMinistry of AgricultureG/SPS/INF/14
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INDONESIA (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. F.X. Bambang Guritno
Minister Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Officeand other International Organizations at Geneva
JAPAN
Representatives
Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno
First Secretary
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations in Geneva
Mr. Masanori Hayashi
Specialist of Animal Health
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr. Suzuo Saito
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr. Inukai Shiro
Assistant DirectorMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
JORDAN
Representatives
Majed Zakaria
Director of Trade Agreement UnitMinistry of Agriculture
Ms Nisreen Mazahreh
Researcher
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Mr. Khaled Hwaidi
Economic Researcher
Ministry of Agriculture
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Representatives
Mr. Myong Soo Lee
Agricultural Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations in Geneva
Mr. Chang-Jin Moon
Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations in Geneva
Mr. Dae-Jin Kang
Veterinary Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryG/SPS/INF/14
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KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. Seonggyun Shin
Consultant
Ministry of Health and Welfare
MADAGASCAR
Représentant Mme Olgatte Abdou
Premier secrétaire
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies à Genève
MALAYSIA
Representatives H.E. Mr. M. Supperamaniam
Permanent Representative to the WTO
Mr. Mohd. Zain Mohd. Dom
Minister Counsellor (Economic Affairs)
Mr. Thomas Mathew
Counsellor (Economic Affairs)
Ms Yap Lai Peng
Counsellor (Economic Affairs)
Permanent Mission to the World TradeOrganization
MAURITIUS
Representative
Mr. Maghespren Chinappen
Principal Research and Development Office of
Agriculture and Food Technology and Natural
Resources
MEXICO
Representante Sr. Sergio Soto
Consejero Superior
Misión Permanente ante la OMC
Ginebra
MOROCCO
Représentant M. Abdeslam Arifi
Conseiller des Affaires étrangères
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies à GenèveG/SPS/INF/14
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NEW ZEALAND
Representatives Mr. Andrew Matheson
International Agreements Manager
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Mark Neeson
Senior Policy Analyst
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
NORWAY
Representatives Mr. Steinar Høie
Adviser
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Sigurd Sandaaker
Senior Adviser
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Henrik Stenwig
Assistant Director-GeneralMinistry of Agriculture
Ms Ann Kristin Westberg
Adviser
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PAKISTAN
Representative
Dr. Yousaf Junaid
First Secretary (Commercial Affairs)Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva
PANAMA
Representantes
Excmo. Sr. Carlos E. Rosas E.
EmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Alterno
Mission Permanente de Panama ante la OMC
PHILIPPINES
Representatives
Mrs. Maria Fe. A. Chau-Huu
Agricultural Attaché
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations at GenevaG/SPS/INF/14
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PHILIPPINES (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. Lupiño J. Lazaro, Jr.
Agricultural Analyst
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Officeand other International Organizations at Geneva
SINGAPORE
Representative
Ms Elizabeth Chelliah
First Secretary (Economics)
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Officeat Geneva
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Representative
Mr. Jozef Kotleba
Head Officer of Plant Protection
Ministry of Agriculture
SWITZERLAND
Representatives Mr. Konrad Flueck
Dep. Head of WTO Division
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Ms Nina Aemmes
SECO
Ms Philomène Corfu
SECO
THAILAND
Representatives Supachai Tepatanapong
Director for International Relations
Thai Industrial Standards Institute
Ministry of Industry
Ms Sunanta Kangvalkulkij
Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the WTO
Pornsiri Meakawichai
Counsellor (Commercial)
Office of Commercial Affairs
Mission of Thailand
BrusselsG/SPS/INF/14
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TURKEY
Representatives H. Hüseyin Polat
Deputy Director-General
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Yelda Unal
Deputy Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the WTO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Representatives Mr. Richard D. White
Director SPS Affairs
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Mr. Lloyd Harbert
Director, Food Safety
US Dept. of Agriculture
Ms Karen Stuck
Chief, Import-Export PolicyUS Dept. of Agriculture
Mrs. Donna Roberts
Senior Economist
USDA/ERSPermanent Mission to the World Trade
Organization
Ms Mary Lisa Madell
Trade Policy AnalystUSDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Mr. William Janis
Agricultural Marketing Specialist
USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service
Ms Janice Fair
Economics Officer
State Dept./Bureau of Economics
Mr. John Jones
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Padmini Singh
Policy Advisor
Environmental Protection AgencyG/SPS/INF/14
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. Alejandro Thiermann
Senior Trade Coordinator
USDA-APHISBrussels, Belgium
Mr. Eugene Philhower
Agricultural Attaché
Permanent Mission to the WTO
URUGUAY
Representante
Sr. William Ehlers
Ministro Consejero
Delegación Permanente ante la OMC
VENEZUELA
Representante Srta. Luisa Bernal
Attaché
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de lasNaciones Unidas en GinebraG/SPS/INF/14
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OBSERVERS/OBSERVATEURS/OBSERVADORES
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Representatives Mr. Li Shaoqing
Director-General State
Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and
Quarantine of People's Republic of China
(CIQ SA)
Mr. Zhao Bao Qing
Deputy Director-General CIQ SA
Mr. Zhang Chaohua
Deputy-Director
CIQ SA
Mr. Lin Wei
Deputy-Director
CIQ SA
Mr. Yang Song
CIQ SA
CROATIA
Representative Mr. Denis Čado
Second Secretary
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations at Geneva
ETHIOPIA
Representatives Mr. Mussie Delelegn Arega
Counsellor
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
at Geneva and other International Organizations
in Switzerland
Ms Woinshet Tadesse W/Giorgis
First Secretary
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
at Geneva and other International Organizationsin Switzerland
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Representative
Ms Olga Shishaeva
First Secretary
Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office
at GenevaG/SPS/INF/14
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SAUDI ARABIA
Representatives Mr. Nabil A. Molla
Deputy Director-GeneralSaudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
Riyadh
Mr. Mussaid Mohamed Al-Eshaiwi
Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia to the WTO
Mr. Saleh Shoaib
Assistant Attaché
Permanent Mission
Geneva
CHINESE TAPEI
Representatives
Mr. Joe San Lee
Senior Specialist (Agriculture)
Representation of the Separate Customs Territory
of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to theWTO
Mr. Ying Yeh
Secretary General
Bureau of Animal and Plant HealthInspection and Quarantine
Council of Agriculture
Mr. Leu Sy-wen
SpecialistBureau of Animal and Plant Health and
Inspection and Quarantine
Council of AgricultureG/SPS/INF/14
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OBSERVERS FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS/
OBSERVATEURS DES ORGANISATIONS INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES/
OBSERVADORES DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBERNAMENTALES
ACP GROUP
Representative Ms Hélène Fiagan
Expert
CODEX
Representative Ms Selma Doyran
Food Standards Officer
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
IICA
Representatives Mr. Kevin Walker
Director, Agricultural Health and Food Safety
Mr. Eric Bolaños
Specialist, Agricultural Health and Food Safety
IPPC
Representatives Mr. Robert Griffin
Coordinator,
International Plant Protection Secretariat
IPPC-FAO
Mr. Ian Smith
Director-General
EPPO
ITC
Representative Mr. Shyam Kumar Gujadhur
Senior Adviser on Export Quality ManagementDivision of Trade Support Services
OIE
Représentant
Dr. Thierry Chillaud
Chef du service de l'information et des échanges
internationaux
OIRSA
Representante Sr. Edwin Mauricio Aragón Rojas
Representante en El SalvadorG/SPS/INF/14
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UNCTAD
Representatives Ms Simonetta Zarrilli
Economic Affairs Officer
Division on International Trade in Goods andServices, and Commodities
Ms M. Diaz-Henderson
Economic Affairs Officer
Division on International Trade in Goods and
Services, and Commodities
WHO
Representative
Yasuyuki Sahara
Scientist
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