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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HKG/10
17 April 2000
(00-1546)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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).  Live cattle, pigs, sheep and goats  Regions or countries likely to be affected,
to the extent relevant or practicable:  Japan and Korea
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of import of livestock
from Japan and the Republic of Korea (2 pages in Chinese and English)
5. Description of content:  Imports of live cattle, pigs, sheep and goats from Japan and the
Republic of Korea are temporarily suspended for the prevention of the introduction of new
strains of foot-and-mouth disease virus into Hong Kong.
6. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests  To prevent the introduction of new strains of foot-and-mouth
disease virus into Hong Kong to safeguard the local livestock industry.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Owing to the recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease in Japan and the Republic of Korea, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department with effect from 30 March 2000 has temporarily suspended the imports of live
cattle, pigs, sheep and goats from Japan and the Republic of Korea.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Animal Health Code
Chapter 2.1.1
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Suspension of
import of livestock from Japan and the Republic of Korea (2 pages in Chinese and English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  30 March 2000G/SPS/N/HKG/10
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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:
Enquiry Point:
Trade Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
17/F, Trade Department Tower
700 Nathan Road, Hong Kong
Tel:  (852) 2398 5398
Fax:  (852) 2789 2491
E-mail:  mdiv1@trade.gov.hk