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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/2
11 March 2002
(02-1229)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Seedling pineapple, banana and other host plants of burrowing nematode
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  The
Republic of the Philippines
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of taking an emergency
interim quarantine measure to seedling pineapple,  seedling banana etc. originating in the
Philippines (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  AQSIQ local authorities have intercepted a dangerous pest,
burrowing nematode [ Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne], in seedling pineapple (guzmania)
originating in the Philippines.  Burrowing nematode is a destructive parasite nematode,
harmful mainly to banana, pepper, pineapple et al., and it has more than 200 kinds of host
plants.  This nematode has not occurred in China, and was listed as an A1 quarantine pest.
In order to prevent burrowing nematode from introducing into China, and to protect the
agriculture and forestry, an emergency interim phytosanitary measure shall be taken to
suspend the importation of seedling pineapple, banana and other host plants of burrowingnematode originating in the Philippines.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  An emergency measure to prevent burrowing nematode
[Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne] from entering into China.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Gazette of Ministry
of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and/or Gazette of State General
Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine (Available in
Chinese)G/SPS/N/CHN/2
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10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  19 February 2002,
duration to be decided.
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: