WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/372
25 February 2003
(03-1145)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATIO NS CIRCULATED DURING 2002
Note by the Secretariat1
For the information of the Committee, the Secretariat has compiled the following summary
identifying all documents (including notifications) which have been submitted by Members and
observer International Intergovernmental Organizations, as well as those prepared by the Secretariat,
with relation to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures duringcalendar year 2002.
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO.
2For documents issued in 2001, see G/SPS/GEN/298.G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 2NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPS DOCUMENTS
Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Argentina ARG/67-69 ARG/64-66
ARG/70G/SPS/W/116 Equivalence 25.02.02
G/SPS/W/117 Interpretation of Article 7 of Decision G/SPS/19 on the
implementation of Article 4 of the SPS Agreement11.03.02
G/SPS/W/123 Clarification of paragraph 5 of the Decision on
Equivalence25.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/301 Chilean restrictions on the import of fresh or frozen meat
due to FMD11.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/302 Chilean measures affecting exports of pet food 11.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/303 Bolivian restrictions on Argentine exports due to foot-
and-mouth disease15.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/313 Importation of species susceptible to arboviral
encephalitis22.04.02
G/SPS/GEN/314 Importation of domestic swine for breeding 23.04.02
G/SPS/GEN/315 Evolution of the national FMD disease eradication plan
in Argentina23.04.02
G/SPS/GEN/323 Evolution of the foot-and-mouth disease eradication plan
in Argentina17.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/324 Indonesia – Restrictions on the entry of milk products
because of foot-and-mouth disease17.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/325 Cuba - Restrictions on the entry of cooked sausages and
raw and cooked salted meat due to foot-and-mouth
disease17.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/354 Response from the European Commission to comments
submitted by WTO Members under G/SPS/N/EEC/149and 15004.11.02
Australia AUS/135-144 G/SPS/GEN/331 Interpretation of paras 5, 6 and 7 of Decision G/SPS/19
on the implementation of Art. 4 of the SPS Agreement19.06.02G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 3Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Austria AUT/2/Add.1
Bahrain BHR/4
Belarus BLR/1-3 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.7 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 01.03.02
Belgium BEL/6-7
Bolivia BOL/1-3
Brazil BRA/61-68
BRA/70-72BRA/69
BRA/73G/SPS/GEN/330 South Africa – Restrictions on the import of beef and
pork17.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/355 & Corr.1 European Communities – Restrictions on the importation
of fruit, fruit juices05.11.02
Brunei
DarussalamBHR/4
Canada CAN/100/Rev.1
CAN/124-140CAN/142-156CAN/141
CAN/157G/SPS/W/127 Enhancing transparency of special and differential
treatment within the SPS Agreement30.10.02
Chile CHL/105-120
China CHN/9-10
CHN/15CHN/1-8
CHN/11-14G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.24 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 02.08.02
Colombia COL/50
COL/52-56COL/58-59COL/63COL/65-66COL/39/Rev.1
COL/51COL/57COL/60-62COL/64
COL/67-68G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.10 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 01.03.02
Costa Rica CRI/26 CRI/25
CRI/27-28G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.18 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 24.06.02G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 4Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.29 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 10.12.02
G/SPS/GEN/347 & Rev.1
& Rev.1/Add.1Restriction in absolute terms on chicken imports from
Costa Rica – Questions to Honduras22.11.02
Cuba CUB/1-6 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.13 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 18.03.02
Cyprus G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.11 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 01.03.02
Czech Rep. CZE/18/Add.1
Denmark DNK/3
Egypt G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.1 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 06.02.02
G/SPS/GEN/358 Comments on the Canadian proposal (Transparency) 15.11.02
El Salvador SLV/36-44 SLV/45
G/SPS/W/118 Comments on transparency and in particular on
G/SPS/W/112 NZ proposal for review of the notificationprocedure12.03.02
G/SPS/W/125 China's transitional review mechanism – Questions to
China28.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/297 Statement by the European Communities concerning
notifications G/SPS/N/EEC/149 and G/SPS/N/EEC/150
and notifications G/TBT/N/EEC/6 and G/TBT/N/EEC/713.02.02
G/SPS/GEN/304 A practical example of implementation of the principle
of equivalence12.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/320 Membership in WTO and international standard-setting
bodies10.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/337 Response from the EC to comments submitted by WTO
Members under either or both G/TBT/N/EEC/6 and
G/SPS/N/EEC/14926.07.02European
CommunitiesEEC/133/Rev.1
EEC/148-154EEC/156-163EEC/165-170EEC/173EEC/175-176
EEC/178-180EEC/147
EEC/155EEC/164EEC/171-172EEC/174EEC/177
EEC/181
G/SPS/GEN/338 & Corr.1 Response from the EC to comments submitted by WTO
Members under either or both G/TBT/N/EEC/7 andG/SPS/N/EEC/15026.07.02
Gambia G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 01.08.02G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 5Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Georgia G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.3 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 08.02.02
Germany DEU/6/Rev.1
Great Britain GBR/2-3
Guatemala G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.22 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 30.07.02
Honduras G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.26 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 29.08.02
G/SPS/GEN/362 Sanitary measures adopted by Honduras in connection
with its avian health situation22.11.02
G/SPS/GEN/363 Replies by Honduras to questions posed by Costa Rica 22.11.02
Hong Kong,
ChinaHKG/18 HKG/19
Hungary HUN/15 HUN/14
India IND/9-11
Indonesia IDN/17- IDN/18 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.6 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 13.02.02
Japan JPN/78-83
JPN/88-91JPN/84-87
Jordan JOR/1-2
Kenya G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.21 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 16.07.02
Korea KOR/107-108
KOR/110-112
KOR/114-122KOR/109
KOR/113G/SPS/GEN/318 Standards & pro cedures for authorization of
domestic/foreign official laboratories and for recognition
of inspection certificates or certificates of laboratory test
results – 1999-5 – Korea Food and Drug Administration07.05.02
G/SPS/GEN/348 FMD eradication in the Republic of Korea 23.10.02
Latvia LVA/42- LVA/43-46
Malawi G/SPS/GEN/349 Establishment of national WTO TBT/SPS Enquiry Point
– Project proposal24.10.02
Malaysia MYS/12
Maldives G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.15 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 06.06.02G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 6Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Mauritius MUS/8-9 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.27 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 12.09.02
Mexico MEX/176-178
MEX/180-181MEX/184-186MEX/179
MEX/182-183MEX/187-190G/SPS/GEN/366 Ban on imports of Mexican cantaloupe melons by the
United States20.12.02
Moldova G/SPS/GEN/334 Romania's measures on animal products 21.06.02
Morocco G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.17 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 19.06.02
Netherlands NLD/55/Rev.1
NLD/57-58NLD/56
New Zealand NZL/162-177
NZL/180-196NZL/178-179
NZL/197G/SPS/W/112/Rev.1 Enhancing transparency:  Proposed changes to the
recommended notification procedures (G/SPS/7/Rev.1)12.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/326 Equivalence 17.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/352 Technical assistance provided to developing country
Members by New Zealand since 1 January 200228.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/357 Japan – Official control 15.11.02
G/SPS/GEN/364 New Zealand change to format for phytosanitary
certificates13.12.02
Panama PAN/39-40 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.16 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 10.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.25 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 14.08.02
Paraguay G/SPS/GEN/359 Statement made at the meeting of 7-8 November 2002
(Newcastle disease)18.11.02
G/SPS/GEN/360 Foot-and-mouth disease 18.11.02
G/SPS/GEN/361 Situation in Paraguay regarding the programme to keep
the country free of Newcastle disease18.11.02G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 7Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Peru PER/40
PER/42PER/39
PER/41PER/43
Philippines PHL/38-39
PHL/41PHL/44PHL/36-37
PHL/40PHL/42-43
PHL/45G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.14 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 27.05.02
Singapore SGP/22
Slovak Rep. SVK/21
Slovenia SVN/15-16 SVN/13-14
SVN/17
Saudi Arabia G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.8 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 01.03.02
Senegal G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.20
& Rev.1Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 20.08.02
South Africa ZAF/10-14 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.19
& Rev.1Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 16.10.02
Sri Lanka G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.2 &
Rev.1Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 30.07.02
Switzerland CHE/28-30
CHE/32CHE/31 G/SPS/GEN/321 US restrictions on the import of meat and meat products
(BSE)10.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/322 Polish restrictions on the import of bovine semen and
gelatin (BSE)10.06.02
Chinese Taipei TPKM/1-6
TPKM/8-14TPKM/7 G/SPS/W/124 China's transitional review mechanism – Questions to
China28.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/339 & Corr.1 Relevant laws, decrees, regulations and administrative
rulings of general application relating to SPS02.08.02G/SPS/GEN/372
Page 8Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Thailand THA/82-92 G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.9 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 01.03.02
Trinidad and
TobagoG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.4 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 08.02.02
Tunisia G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.12 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 06.03.02
Uganda G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.5 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 08.02.02
G/SPS/W/126 China's transitional review mechanism – Questions to
China30.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.2 Technical assistance to developing countries provided by
the United States25.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/311 Information on the process for development of US SPS
measures and explanation for the volume of recent USSPS notifications18.03.02United States USA/527-531
USA/533-547USA/549-564
USA/567-579
USA/581-589USA/591-613USA/615-622USA/625-643USA/645-653USA/532
USA/548USA/565-566
USA/580
USA/590USA/614USA/623-624USA/644G/SPS/GEN/343 Procedure to monitor the process of international
harmonization10.10.02
Uruguay URY/5
Yugoslavia G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.28 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 17.10.02G/SPS/GEN/372
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DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS
Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue
CODEX G/SPS/GEN/308 Summary reports of recent meetings 13.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/344 Capacity building for food standards and
regulations (document based on informationprovided by FAO and WHO)21.10.02
OIE G/SPS/W/119 Draft paper on the judgement of equivalence of
sanitary measures relating to international trade in
animals and animal products18.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/305 & Rev.1 International meeting schedule in 2002:
Participation of the OIE17.04.02
G/SPS/GEN/306 & Rev.1 List of seminars and workshops organized by the
OIE – Seminars and workshops in each region17.04.02
G/SPS/GEN/327 Issues of interest to the SPS Committee discussed
by the OIE International Committee at the 70th
General Session19.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/328 International meeting schedule in 2002:
Participation of the OIE19.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/351 International meeting schedule for 2002 and 2003 28.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/353 Conclusions of the World Veterinary Congress
held in Tunis on 27-28 September 200201.11.02
IICA G/SPS/GEN/310 Actions aimed at implementing the SPS
Agreement14.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/333 Actions aimed at the implementation of the SPS
Agreement21.06.02
G/SPS/GEN/350 Actions aimed at the implementation of the SPS
Agreement28.10.02
ITC G/SPS/GEN/335 Joint COMSEC/ITC project on case studies to
determine technical assistance needs in the areasof TBT and SPS26.06.02
OIRSA G/SPS/GEN/307 Measures to strengthen implementation of the
SPS Agreement in member countries of OIRSA13.03.02
OIV3G/SPS/GEN/329 Improvements brought about by the Agreement of
3 April 2001 establishing the InternationalOrganization of Vine and Wine19.06.02
                                                     
3 OIV request for observer status is pending.G/SPS/GEN/372
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DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT
Symbol Subject Date of Issue
G/SPS/7/Rev.2 Recommend notifications procedures 02.04.02
G/SPS/7/Rev.2/Add.1 Notification of determination of the recognition of equivalence of
SPS measures25.07.02
G/SPS/19/Add.1 Decision on the implementation of Article 4 of the SPS
Agreement (Equivalence – Clarification on paras 5 and 6) –
Addendum15.11.02
G/SPS/20 Equivalence – Programme for further work – Decision by the
Committee21.03.02
G/SPS/21 Procedure to monitor the process of international harmonization –
Fourth annual report27.06.02
G/SPS/22 Chair Report to the Council for Trade in Goods on China's
transitional review15.11.02
G/SPS/23 Chair Report to the Committee on Trade and Development on
special and differential treatment15.11.02
G/SPS/24 Implementation – Related issues and concerns – Chair Report to
the Trade Negotiations Committee15.11.02
G/SPS/W/114 & Rev.1 Proposed format for the notification of agreements of equivalence 21.05.02
G/SPS/W/115 Programme to further the implementation of Article 4 of the SPS
Agreement22.02.02
G/SPS/W/120 Procedure to monitor the process of international harmonization –
Draft fourth annual report28.05.02
G/SPS/W/121 Clarification of paragraph 5 of the Decision on Equivalence 07.10.02
G/SPS/W/122 Clarification of paragraph 6 of the Decision on Equivalence 18.10.02
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.9 Implementation of the transparency obligations 14.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.3
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.4Membership in WTO and international standard-setting bodies -
Revision
Idem16.01.02
30.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.2 Specific trade concerns – Revision 18.02.02
G/SPS/GEN/294
G/SPS/GEN/296G/SPS/GEN/300G/SPS/GEN/312G/SPS/GEN/317G/SPS/GEN/319
G/SPS/GEN/336
G/SPS/GEN/340 & Corr.1G/SPS/GEN/341G/SPS/GEN/342 & Corr.1G/SPS/GEN/356G/SPS/GEN/365Notifications issued during the month of December 2001
Idem  – January 2002
Idem  – February 2002
Idem  – March 2002
Idem  – April 2002
Idem  – May 2002
Idem  – June 2002
Idem  – July 2002
Idem  – August 2002
Idem  – September 2002
Idem  – October 2002
Idem  – November 200211.01.02
07.02.0208.03.0205.43.0207.05.0204.06.02
08.07.02
05.08.0213.09.0204.10.0214.11.0213.12.02G/SPS/GEN/372
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Symbol Subject Date of Issue
G/SPS/GEN/295 Technical assistance – Responses to the questionnaire 06.02.02
G/SPS/GEN/298 Documents and notifications circulated during 2001 19.02.02
G/SPS/GEN/309 Response to the Chairman of the CTD relating to special and
differential treatment14.03.02
G/SPS/GEN/332 Technical assistance and cap acity building in the context of the
SPS Agreement24.06.02
G/SPS/R/25 & Corr.1 Meeting of 31 October-1 November 2001 18.01.02
G/SPS/R/26 & Corr.1-2 Meeting of 19-21 March 2002 27.05.02
G/SPS/R/27 & Corr.1-2 Meeting of 25-26 June 2002 02.08.02
G/SPS/ENQ/12/Add.2
G/SPS/ENQ/13 & Corr.1G/SPS/ENQ/14List of Enquiry Points – Addendum
IdemIdem13.03.02
21.06.0230.10.02
G/SPS/NNA/2/Add.2G/SPS/NNA/3G/SPS/NNA/4List of National Notification Authorities – Addendum
IdemIdem13.03.02
21.06.0230.10.02
G/L/592 Report (2002) of the SPS Committee 13.11.02
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