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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MUS/9
8 April 2002
(02-1817)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources,
Division of Veterinary Services
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).  Pork and pork products, live cattle, live sheep and live goat  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  European
Communities (except the United Kingdom) and South Africa
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Lifting of ban on import of pork
and pork products from the European Communities (except the United Kingdom) and on
import of live cattle, live sheep and live goat from Foot and Mouth Disease free-zones in
South Africa with immediate effect (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Following the report from the OIE dated 21 September 2001,
Vol. 14, No. 38, regarding the Foot and Mouth Disease situation in different countries, the
Division of Veterinary Services of the Mini stry of Agriculture, Food Technology and
Natural Resources has decided to lift the ban on import of pork and pork products from the
European Communities (except the United Kingdom).
The Division of Veterinary Services has also decided to lift the ban on importation of live
cattle, live sheep and live goat from Foot and Mouth Disease free-zones in South Africa.
These decisions have been taken for the safeguard of animal health, food safety and FMD
free status of Mauritius.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4 October 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  4 October 2001G/SPS/N/MUS/9
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11. Final date for comments:
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:
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources
Plant Pathology and Quarantine Division
Reduit, Mauritius
Tel:  464-4872
Fax:  465-9591
E-mail:  plpath@intnet.mu