WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/28/Corr.11
8 August 2003
(03-4154)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
PROCEDURE TO MONITOR THE PROCESS
OF INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION
Fifth Annual Report1
Corrigendum
Please note that Section C on page 2 of docu ment G/SPS/28 should be replaced with the
following text:
C. RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM THE RELEVANT STANDARD -SETTING ORGANIZATIONS
Requirement for control of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) in cooked chicken meat –
Response from the OIE
8. In June 2002, the OIE informed the Committee that infectious bursal disease had been
included in its work programme for the following year.8  The OIE was waiting for research results in
order to progress in this area, but had not yet received information.  At the Committee meetings in
April and June 2003, the representative of the OIE recalled that OIE members had agreed to send
information on the transmissibility of IBDV vi a poultry meat.  Unfortunately, to date no such
information had been provided to the OIE.  He encouraged members to provide information on this
disease to help expedite the work in this area.
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1 In English only.
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.
8 G/SPS/R/27.