. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HKG/18
29 January 2002
(02-0453)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture, Fisheries and Conser vation Department, 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).  All live cattle, pigs, sheep and goats   Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, the
Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Lifting of the  suspension of
livestock imports from Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, the Netherlands and the
Republic of Ireland.
5. Description of content:  The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has
suspended the import of live cattle, pigs, sheep and goats from, among others, the followingcountries for the prevention of the introduction of  new strains of foot-and-mouth disease virus
into Hong Kong:
(a) Japan and the Republic of Korea (G/SPS/N/HKG/10);
(b) France (G/SPS/N/HKG/14-EMRG);(c) The Netherlands (G/SPS/N/HKG/15-EMRG);  and(d) The Republic of Ireland (G/SPS/N/HKG/16-EMRG).
Information has been obtained that Japan, the Re public of Korea, France, the Netherlands and
the Republic of Ireland have regained their pr eviously recognized foot-and-mouth disease-free
without vaccination status.  Accordingly, th e Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Conservation Department has decided to lift the above-listed suspensions with effect from
1 February 2002.
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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Animal Health Code
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Letters to the
veterinary authorities of Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, the Netherlands and the
Republic of Ireland (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 February 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 2002
11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Enquiry Point:
Trade and Industry Department
The Government of the Hong K ong Special Administrative Region
17/F, Trade and Industry Department Tower
700 Nathan Road, Hong Kong
Tel:  (852) 2398 5398
Fax:  (852) 2789 2491E-mail:  mdiv1@tid.gov.hk