. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HKG/3
9 April 1999
(99-1408)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Trade Department
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).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Frozen/chilled beef (0201, 0202) from Northern Ireland
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice to Stockholders of Frozen
Meat dated 25 January 1999 (Available in English and Chinese, 3 pages)
5. Description of content:  Further to G/SPS/N/HKG/2 dated 13 June 1996 notifying the
suspension of the import of British frozen/chilled beef, Hong Kong, China has resumed the
processing of import licence applications covering frozen/chilled beef from Northern Irelandwith effect from 1 February 1999.
6. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety  [  ] animal health [  ] plant protection
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease  [  ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests
To enable the resumption of the trade on beef from Northern Ireland on the grounds that the
possible health threat related to occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle in
the Northern Ireland has been adequately a ddressed by the competent health authority.
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [  ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Not applicable
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Notice to Stockholders 
of Frozen Meat dated 25 January 1999 (Available in English and Chinese, 3 pages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 January 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 1999
11. Final date for comments:   Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[  ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) ofother body:G/SPS/N/HKG/3
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12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [  ]  National enquiry point,  or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Miss Maisie Chan
Principal Trade Officer
Trade Department
Trade Department Tower700 Nathan Road
Hong Kong, China
Fax:  (852) 2789 2491