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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MUS/4
10 April 2001
(01-1820)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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, whereapplicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Ban on import of all meat products, except poultry and canned pork meat,
from the European Communities with immediate effect.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ban on import of all meat products,
except poultry and canned pork meat, from the European Communities with immediate
effect (1 page).
5. Description of content:  Following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the
European Communities and with reference to the International Animal Health Code,
Chapter2.1.1, the Division of Veterinary Servi ces of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food
Technology and Natural Resources, has imposed a ban on all meat products, except poultry
and canned pork meat, from the European Communities for the safeguard of animal health,
food safety and the MFD 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. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Emergency preventive measures against entry of foot-
and-mouth disease into Mau§ritius.
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:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English and French
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  15 March 2001G/SPS/N/MUS/4
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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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology & Natural Resources
Plant Pathology & Quarantine DivisionReduit, Mautitius
Tel:  464 4872
Fax:  465 9591
E-mail:  plpath@intnet.mu