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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/W/12
26April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1063)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION FORMAT FOR EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. According toAnnex B,Paragraph 6oftheSPSAgreement, when urgent problems ofhealth
protection ariseorthreaten toariseforaMember, thatMember mayomitsuchofthesteps required
bythenormal notification procedures (asenumerated inAnnex B,paragraph 5)asitfindsnecessary,
provided thattheMember:
"(a) immediatelynotifiesotherMembers,throughtheSecretariat,oftheparticularregulation
andtheproducts covered, withabriefindication oftheobjective andtherationale of
theregulation, including thenature oftheurgent problem(s);
(b) provides, upon request, copies oftheregulation toother Members;
(c) allows other Members tomake comments inwriting, discusses these comments upon
request, andtakes thecomments andtheresults ofthediscussions intoaccount."
2. Atitsfirstmeeting, theSPSCommittee agreed thattheSecretariat should prepare aseparate
format forthenotification ofsanitary andphytosanitary measures introduced tofaceurgent health
protection problems. Members willfindattached theproposed notification format.
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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/
1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0000)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying:
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible:
3. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
5. Description ofcontent:
6. Objective andrationale:
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s):
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents:
10. Date ofentry intoforce:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: