WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOG/SPS/INF/12
10 November 1999
(99-5588)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Comité des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES/LISTE DES REPRÉSENTANTS/
LISTA DE REPRESENTANTES
Chairperson:
Président: Mr. A. Swart (South Africa)
Presidente:
ARGENTINA
Representantes Sr. Héctor R. Torres
Ministro Consejero,
Misión Permanente ante los Organismos 
Internacionales en Ginebra
Sra. Marisa Díaz-Henderson
Consultora,
Misión Permanente ante los Organismos 
Internacionales en Ginebra
AUSTRALIA
Representatives Mr. David Wilson
Head,
Quarantine Development Unit,
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service,Australian Embassy,
Brussels
Mr. John Watts
Executive Officer,Agriculture Branch,
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
BANGLADESH
Representative Mr. Najma Kabir
Assistant Chief,
Ministry of Commerce
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Secretary of Committee: Ms G. Stanton, CWR, Tel:  739 5086G/SPS/INF/12
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BRAZIL
Representative Mr. Adauto Rodrigues
Head of Delegation,
Ministry of Agriculture
Ms Vera Lucia Araújo
Technical Adviser,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mrs. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo
Counsellor,Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations
Office in Geneva
BULGARIA
Représentant M. Kolev Dimiter
Premier Secrétaire
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office
des Nations Unies à Genève
BURKINA FASO
Représentant M. Yonli Taladidia-Ousmane
Chef, Service Contrôle Phytosanitaire
Ministère de l'agriculture
CANADA
Representatives Mr. Paul Haddow
Executive Director, International Affairs,
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Mr. Chris Palmer
Senior Advisor,
International Liaison,
Ministry of Health
Mr. Geoff Adams
Deputy Director,
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs
CHILE
Representantes Sra. Macarena Vidal
Coordinadora de Asuntos Sanitarios y Fitosanitarios,
Dirección Económica,Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Sr. Gonzalo Ríos
Jefe de Asuntos Internacionales,
Ministerio de AgriculturaG/SPS/INF/12
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COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE
Représentants Mr. Alejandro Checchi Lang
Director,
Health Commission
Mr. Matthew Hudson
Head of Unit,
Health and Consumer Protection
Mr. Marco Castellina
Administrator,
Health and Consumer Protection
Mr. Dirk Lange
DG Trade
ÉTATS MEMBRES
FINLANDE Mr. Pirkko Raunemaa
Deputy Director,
National Food Administration
Ms Kristina Pajala
Counsellor,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PORTUGAL M. João Pedro Sameiro De Sousa
Chef de division,
Ministère de l'agriculture
FRANCE M. Alain Dehove
Chef du secteur accords multilatéraux SPS
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche
Mme Lecourt
Chargée de mission,
Economie, Finance et Industrie
M. Olivier Degen Mann
Chargé de mission,Economie, Finance et Industrie
M. Georges Waszkiel
Chargé de mission,
Ministère de l'agriculture
SUÈDE Mr. Bo Magnusson
Senior Research Officer,
National Board of TradeG/SPS/INF/12
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COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES (suite)
ÉTATS MEMBRES (suite)
SUÈDE (suite) Mr. Thomas Lindell
Research Officer,
National Board of Trade
BELGIQUE M. Johan Heyman
Ministère de l'agriculture
ESPAGNE Sr. Paz Valiente
Coordinador de Asistencia Técnica,
Ministerio de la Economía y Hacienda
Sra. María Amelia Guzmán Martínez-Valls
Consejera Comercial,Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
DANEMARK Mr. Bo Eske Nielsen
Head of Section,Ministry of Agriculture
GRÈCE M. Dimitris Moutsatsos
Senior Economist,
Ministry of Agriculture
ITALIE Dr. Patrina Parodi
Vétérinaire,
Ministère de la santé
IRLANDE Dr. John Melville
Department of Agriculture and Food
PAYS-BAS Mr. Roald Lapperre
Trade Policy Department,
Ministry of Agriculture
ROYAUME-UNI DE Mr. Anthony Poole
GRANDE-BRETAGNE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
ET D'IRLANDE
DU NORD
AUTRICHE Miss Brigitte Litschauer
Dipl.-Ing.,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Norbert Faustenhammer
Minister,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United
Nations in GenevaG/SPS/INF/12
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COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES (suite)
ÉTATS MEMBRES (suite)
AUTRICHE (suite) Ms Susanne Schrott
Mag.
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
LUXEMBOURG
(liste non reçue)
ALLEMAGNE Ms Monika Roemerscheidt
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry
COLOMBIA
Representante Sra. Claudia Orozco
Ministra Consejera,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
CUBA
Representante Sr. José A. Fernández
Segundo Secretario,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
CYPRUS
Representatives Mr. Andreas Hadjicostis
Veterinary Officer,
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environment
Mr. Aristotelous Panayiotis
Director, Agriculture Division,
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environment
CZECH REPUBLIC
Representatives Mr. Vlastimil Husták
Head of Unit,
State Veterinary Service
Mr. Josef Holejsovsky
Chief Veterinary Officer,
State Veterinary Service
Mr. Jan Vau řač
Officer,
State Phytosanitary AdministrationG/SPS/INF/12
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DJIBOUTI
Représentant M. Omar Ron Osman
Chef du Service Contrôle de la Qualité et des 
Normes,Ministre du Commerce
EGYPT
Representatives Mr. Tarek Adel
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
Ms Sahan Hosni
Second Secretary (Commercial Affairs),
Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
EL SALVADOR
Representante Srta. Carmen Elena Castillo
Representante Alterna
Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
GUATEMALA
Representantes Sra. María Isabel Morales de Mazzei
Ministra Consejera,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
Sr. Bernardo López
Negociador MSF,
Ministerio de Economía y Agricultura
Sr. Eddy Díaz
Coordinador de Normas y Regulaciones,
Ministerio de Agricultura
Srta. Velveth Berg
Encargada del Órgano de Notificación/MSF,
Ministerio de Economía
Sr. Oscar Medina
Encargado del Servicio Nacional de 
Información/MSF,
Ministerio de Agricultura
HONG KONG, CHINA
Representative Ms Patricia Woo
Assistant Representative,
Hong Kong Economy and Trade Office in GenevaG/SPS/INF/12
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HUNGARY
Representatives Mr. Lajos Szabó
Counsellor,
Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development,Plant Protection and Agro-Environment
Management Department
Mr. Antal Nbmeta
Chief of the Veterinary Office,
Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development
Mr. István Pokorádi
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission of Hungary to the WTO
at Geneva
ICELAND
Representative Gisli Sverrir Halldórsson
Chief Veterinary Officer,
Ministry of Agriculture
INDIA
Representative Mr. J. Sri Raman
Attaché (WTO),
Permanent Mission of India to the WTO
INDONESIA
Representatives Mr. Sumpeno Putro
Agriculture Counsellor,
Indonesian Mission to the EC in Brussels
Mr. Banudojo Hastjarjo
Commercial Attaché,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office in Geneva
ISRAEL
Representative Mr. Arnon Shimshony
Minister-Counsellor for Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Israel Embassy, London
JAMAICA
Representative Mrs. Charlane Maryns
Minister Counsellor,
Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations
Office in GenevaG/SPS/INF/12
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JAPAN
Representatives Mr. Tatsuya Go
Assistant Director,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Yasuhisa Nakamura
Assistant Director,
Ministry of Health and Welfare
KENYA
Representative Mr. Kedera Chagema
Managing Director KEPHIS,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Representatives Mr. Dae-Jin Kang
Veterinary Officer,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Young-Chul Joong
Quarantine Officer,
National Plant Quarantine Service
Mr. Seonggyun Shin
Advisor,
Ministry of Health and Welfare
LATVIA
Representative Mr. Renars Mikelsons
Attaché,
Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations
Office in Geneva
MACAU
Representantes Sr. Ung Saw Hong
Chefe de Departamento de Inspecte de Sanitária,
Leal Senado
Sr. Pang Sau Kuen
Técnica Superior de Dívísão de Parques e
Zonas Verdes,
Leal Senado
MADAGASCAR
Représentant M. Gabriel Rasamdelina Rasoloarivelo
Directeur Protection des Végétaux,
Ministère de l'agricultureG/SPS/INF/12
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MALAWI
Representatives Mr. Charles Malata-Chirwa
Deputy Director-General,
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Mr. Godfrey Ching'oma
Entomologist,
Brumbwe Research Station,
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Mr. Mufwa Maurice Munthali
Senior Trade Officer,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
MALAYSIA
Representatives Ms Noraini Dato' Mohd. Othman
Principal Assistant Director,
Ministry of Health
Ms Zaleenah Zainuddin
Principal Assistant Director,
Ministry of Health
Mr. Mohd. Zain Mohd. Dom
Minister Counsellor (Economic Affairs),Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the
United Nations Office at Geneva
Mr. Mathew Thomas
Counsellor (Economic Affairs),
Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the
United Nations Office at Geneva
MAURITIUS
Representatives Mr. Chinappen Maghespren
Head, Plant Pathology and Quarantine,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. R. Sawmy
Second Secretary,
Permanent Mission of Mauritius to theUnited Nations Office at Geneva
MEXICO
Representantes Sr. Juan José Zavala
Director de Negociaciones Sanitarias
y Fitosanitarias,
Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento IndustrialG/SPS/INF/12
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MEXICO (Cont.)
Representantes (Cont.) Sr. Sergio Soto
Consejero Principal,
Misión Permanente de México
NEW ZEALAND
Representatives Mr. Andrew Matheson
International Agreements Manager,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. S. Rajasekar
Manager (WTO/SPS),
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Trevor Matheson
Counsellor,
Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the
United Nations Office at Geneva
NORWAY
Representatives Mr. Stenwig Henrik
Assistant Director General,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Sigurd Sandaaker
Adviser,
Ministry of Agriculture
Ms Christine Holman
Adviser,
Ministry of Agriculture
Ms Janne H. Gabrelsen
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PAKISTAN
Representative Mr. Yousaf Junaid
Commercial Secretary,
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
PANAMA
Representante Sra. Lilia Carrera
Analista de Comercio Exterior,
Misión Permanente de la República de Panamá
ante la OMCG/SPS/INF/12
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PERU
Representante Srta. Ana-Cecilia Gervasi
Segunda Secretaria,
Misión Permanente del Perú ante la Oficinade las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
PHILIPPINES
Representatives Ms María Fe M. Alberto
Agricultural Attaché,
Permanent Mission to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
Mr. Lupiño Lazaro
Analyst,
Permanent Mission to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
POLAND
Representatives Ms Kataryzna Banasik-Solgala
Senior Specialist,
Main Inspectorate of Plant Protection,
Mr. Cezary Organisciak
Chief Veterinary Expert,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
ROUMANIE
Représentant Mme Liliana Mangeac
Premier Secrétaire,
Mission permanente auprès de l'Officedes Nations Unies à Genève
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Representatives Mr. Jozef Kotleba
Department of Plant Production,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Varga Radovan
Third Secretary,Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the
United Nations Office at Geneva
SLOVENIA
Representatives Ms Perme Simona
Senior Adviser,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and FoodG/SPS/INF/12
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SLOVENIA (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. Manca Urši č
Third Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
SOUTH AFRICA
Representatives Dr. Gideon Brückner
Veterinary Public Health,
Agriculture
Mr. Eben Rodemeyer
Ministry of Agriculture
SWAZILAND
Representative Dr. R. S. Thwala
Director of Veterinary Livestock Services,
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
SWITZERLAND
Representatives Ms Eva Zbinden
Head, Unit International Standards
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
Mr. Konrad Fl ūck
SECO
TANZANIA
Representative Ms Edna Msumba
Librarian,
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
THAILAND
Representatives Mr. Pakdee Pothisiri
Director-General,
Department of Medical Services,
Ministry of Public Health
Mr. Supachai Tepatanapong
Director for International Relations,
Thai Industrial Standards Institute,
Ministry of Industry
Mr. Pinit Korsieporn
Minister Counsellor,
Permanent Mission of Thailand to the WTOG/SPS/INF/12
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THAILAND (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. Sunanta Kanqwankulkit
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission of Thailand to theUnited Nations Office at Geneva
TURKEY
Representative Mr. Beluz Civitci ŏglŭ
Deputy Counsellor,
Permanent Mission of Turkey to the WTO
UGANDA
Representatives Mr. Constante B. Bazirake
Commissioner, Crop Protection,
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry
and Fisheries
Mr. B. Laurean Bategana
Senior Commercial Officer,Tourism, Trade and Industry
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Representatives Mr. John Payne
Director for SPS Affairs,
US Trade Representative
Ms Donna Roberts
Senior Economist,
Permanent Mission of the United States to the
United Nations Office at Geneva
Mr. Richard White
Senior Adviser,
US Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Dan Sheesley
Associate Deputy Administrator,
International Services, USDA, APHIS
Mr. William L. Holland
Senior Staff Officer,
Internal Policy,
USDA, FSIS
Mr. Alex Thiermann
Senior Trade Coordinator
USDA-APHIS-IS, BrusselsG/SPS/INF/12
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Ms Susan Garro
Economic Officer,
United States Department of State
Mr. Eugene P. Philhower
Attaché,
Permanent Mission of the United States to the WTO
URUGUAY
Representante Sr. William Ehlers
Ministro Consejero,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
VENEZUELA
Representante Sr. Pedro Bastidas
Director,
Servicio Autónomo de Sanidad Apropecuaria 
(SASA),Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio
ZAMBIA
Representative Ms Lillian Bwalya Saili
Economist,
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and IndustryG/SPS/INF/12
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OBSERVERS/OBSERVATEURS/OBSERVADORES
CHINA
Representatives Dr. Li Weimin
State Administration for Entry Exit Inspection
and Quarantine
Mr. Yang Song
State Administration for Entry Exit Inspection
and Quarantine
ESTONIA
Representatives Mr. Toivo Palm
Plant Protection InspectorateMr. Toivo N ōvandi
Ministry of Agriculture
LITHUANIA
Representative Mr. Raimundes Karoblis
Minister Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the
United Nations at Geneva
SAUDI ARABIA
Representatives Mr. Hamad Al-Awfy
Director General for Quality Control and
Inspection Department,
Ministry of Commerce
Mr. Mohammed Al-Jassir
Director General,
Nutrition Department,
Ministry of Health
Mr. Nabil A. Molla
Deputy Director-General,
SASO
CHINESE TAPEI
Representative Mr. Ruey-Jang Chang
Specialist,
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health,Inspection of Quarantine,
Council of AgricultureG/SPS/INF/12
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OBSERVERS FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS/
OBSERVATEURS DES ORGANISATIONS INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES/
OBERVADORES DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBERMENTALES
OIE
Représentant Dr. Thierry Chillaud
Chef du Service de l'information
et des échanges internationaux,
Office international des épizooties
WHO
Representatives Dr. Yasuyuki Sahara
Scientist,
Food Safety and Food Aid
Dr. Sandy Cocksedge
Scientist,
Communicable Diseases
FAO
Representatives Ms S. H. Doyran
Food Standard Officer,
Food Quality and Standards Service,Food and Nutrition Division
IPPC
Representatives Mr. Robert L. Griffin
Coordinator,
Plant Production and Protection Division,Agriculture Department
Mr. David McNamara
Assistant Director
EPPO
Mr. Juan Jose May-Montero
OIRSA
ITC
Representative Mr. Juan Careaga
Senior Adviser on Export PackagingG/SPS/INF/12
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UNCTAD
Representatives Ms Simonetta Zarrilli
Economic Affairs Officer,
Division on International Trade in Goods,and Services, and Commodities
Mr. M. Shirotori
Associate Economic Affairs Officer
Division on International Trade in Goods,
Services and Commodities
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