WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/485 
20 April 2004 
 (04-1774) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURI NG THE MONTH OF MARCH 2004  
 
Note by the Secretariat
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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.  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/5 – EMRG 
1 March 2004 Asian countries Poultry, chickens, fresh eggs, products and 
by-products – Avian Influenza Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/771/Add.1 
4 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Various insecticides – Tolerance actions for 
meat, milk, poultry and egg products – Final 
rule Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and request for 
hearings must be received 
by 12 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/690/Corr.2 
1 March 2004 US trading partners Food for human and animal consumption, 
except meat, poultry and egg products - 
Bioterrorism Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease n.a. 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/211/Add.2 
1 March 2004 EC member States 
and countries 
exporting these products to the 
European 
Communities Any canned food and/or beverage including 
canned baby foods – Inorganic tin in foods – 
Sampling methods and methods of analysis Food safety n.a. 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/67 – EMRG 
3 March 2004 Texas (United States) Domestic and wild birds, poultry meat, day-
old chicks, eggs and semen – Avian Influenza Animal health  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/873 
3 March 2004 Trading partners All foods – Manufacture of mannitol Food safety Comments accepted at any 
time before a final rule is 
promulgated. 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/73 –EMRG 3 March 2004 Canada Poultry and poultry products – Avian 
Influenza Animal health  
Iceland 
G/SPS/N/ISL/2 – EMRG 
3 March 2004 United States Live poultry and birds, fertile eggs and raw 
poultry and bird products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/76 – EMRG 
2 March 2004 State of Delaware 
(United States) and 
other disease-affected 
states Live poultry, fresh poultry meat, eggs and 
other meat products – Avian Influenza Animal health 
Protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/153 – EMRG 
3 March 2004 Croatia, Slovenia and 
Spain Grapevine plants for planting, including 
nursery stocks, scions, cuttings etc. 
(excluding seeds) – Grapevine flavescence 
doree phytoplasma Plant protection   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/12 
4 March 2004 All trading partners 
exporting plant and 
plant material to India Plant and plant materials – plant quarantine 
regulation Plant protection 
Protect territory from 
other damage from pests 30 April 2004 
Morocco 
G/SPS/N/MAR/17 8 March 2004 n.a. Animal food products and food products of 
animal origin – Sanitary and qualitative inspection Food safety 31 May 2004 
Morocco 
G/SPS/N/MAR/18 
8 March 2004 n.a. Marine and freshwater products - Sanitary 
and qualitative inspection Food safety April 2004 
Morocco 
G/SPS/N/MAR/19 
8 March 2004 n.a. Milk for feeding calves – Alfa lfa meal Animal health April 2004 
Morocco 
G/SPS/N/MAR/20 8 March 2004 n.a. Animal food products and food products of 
animal origin – Microbiological criteria Food safety April 2004 
Mongolia 
G/SPS/N/MNG/2 – EMRG 
5 March 2004 Countries of East Asia 
and China Chicken and raw products of chicken origin – 
Avian Influenza Food safety 
  
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/112 
5 March 2003 All countries Pyridalyl – MRLs in vegetable, certain roots 
and tubers, fruits and nuts Food safety 14 May 2004 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/29 
8 March 2004  Hexane in sugar cane wax – Application 
standard Food safety 25 April 2004 
Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/154 9 March 2004 Any trading partners Imported foods – Inspection guidelines Food safety To be determined. 
Indonesia 
G/SPS/N/IDN/20 
9 March 2004 All countries Plant propagating materials, plant products – 
Risk analysis process Plant protection Comments at any time 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/70 – EMRG 
9 March 2004 Belgium, Cambodia, 
Canada  China, Hong 
Kong, China; 
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Pakistan, 
Thailand, United 
States and Vietnam Live birds, fertile eggs, eggs for 
consumption, poultry meat, products, by-
products and biologicals for these species – 
Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/71 – EMRG 
9 March 2004 Belgium, Czech Rep., 
Denmark, France, 
Germany, Greece, 
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Portugal, 
Slovak Rep., Spain, Switzerland and 
United Kingdom Live bovine animals, products and by-
products of bovine origin, ovine and caprine 
origin – BSE Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease  
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/113 9 March 2004 All countries Invasive alien species (IASs) – IASs do not 
include living modified organisms Animal health 
Plant protection Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease Protect territory from 
other damage from pests 10 May 2004 
Brunei Darussalam 
G/SPS/N/BRN/2 - EMRG 
10 March 2004 Countries affected by 
or suspected to have 
cases of AI  Live and frozen poultry including eggs – 
Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease  
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/77 – EMRG 
11 March 2004 Venezuela Bovine animals, sheep and swine and 
susceptible species , products and by-
products thereof – FMD Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease  
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/168 
10 March 2004 All regions and 
countries exporting 
these products to Chile Nursery stocks Plant protection 30 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/84/Add.6 
11 March 2004 n.a. Dietary supplements containing Ephedrine 
alkaloids  Food safety n.a. 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/78 – EMRG 
11 March 2004 British Colombia 
(Canada) and other 
areas affected by the 
disease Fresh poultry meat, live poultry, eggs and 
other meat products of avian origin – Avian 
Influenza Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Romania 
G/SPS/N/ROM/5 – EMRG 
11 March 2004 British Colombia 
(Canada), Cambodia, 
China, Hong Kong, 
China;  Indonesia, Japan, Kora, Laos, 
Pakistan, Chinese 
Taipei, Thailand, United States 
(Delaware, 
Pensylvania, Texas) and Vietnam Live poultry and domestic live birds other 
than poultry, products and by-products – 
Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Kenya 
G/SPS/N/KEN/6 - EMRG 
11 March 2004 State of Delaware 
(United States) Domestic and wild birds, hatching eggs, meat 
and meat products – Avian Influenza Animal health  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/874 
12 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Acequinocyl – MRLs in fruits, almond and 
pistachio, cattle meat and milk  Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 26 March 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/875 
12 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Novaluron – MRLs in apple pomace, pears, 
cotton, corn, cattle and milk Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 26 March 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/876 
12 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Gamma-cyhalothrin – Establishment of a 
tolerance Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 26 March 2004 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/114 
12 March 2004 All countries Food additives – Withdrawal from the list of 
existing food additives Food safety 25 May 2004 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/245/Add.1 
15 March 2004 Canada Bovine embryos – Bovine viral diarrhoea 
virus Animal health n.a. 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/246/Add.1 15 March 2004 United States Bovine embryos – Bovine viral diarrhoea 
virus Animal health n.a. 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/283 
18 March 2004 All countries Indoxacarb in  head lettuce and thymol 
residues in honey Animal health 
Plant protection 20 April 2004  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/877 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Propiconazole – MRLs in corn, pineapple and 
peanuts Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 29 March 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/878 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners ZMIR39 x MON810 combined insecticidal 
trait stacked corn hybrids Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 2 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/879 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Bacillus pumilus GB34 – Establishment of an 
exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 2 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/880 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Endosulfan – Establishment of a tolerance Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 5 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/881 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Benfluralin – Risk assessments Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 26 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/602/Add.1 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Propanil – Reregistration eligibility decision 
(RED) Food safety 26 April 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/792/Add.1 
17 March 2004 Any US  trading 
partners Yeast extract hydrolysate from 
saccharomyces cerevisiae – Establishment of 
an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance in all food commodities – Final rule Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and request for 
hearings must be received 
by 3 May 2004 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/773/Add.1 
17 March 2004 Any US trading 
partners Gellan gum – Exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and request for 
hearings must be received 
by 3 May 2004 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/79 – EMRG 
12 March 2004 Paraguay Bovine animals, sheep, swine and other 
susceptible species, products and by-products 
thereof – FMD Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Hungary 
G/SPS/N/HUN/21 – EMRG 
12 March 2004 United States Live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild 
feathered game of these species, eggs, fresh 
meat, meat preparations  and meat products  – 
Avian Influenza Animal health   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/13 - EMRG 
17 March 2004 All trading partners 
exporting these 
products to India Domestic and wild birds, products and by-
products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Cyprus 
G/SPS/N/CYP/9 22 March 2004 All trading partners Live plants and products of plant origin – 
Phytosanitary checks Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease Does not apply. 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/80 – EMRG 19 March 2004 United States Fresh poultry m eat, live poultry, eggs, meat 
products of avian origin – Avian Influenza Animal health 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Iceland 
G/SPS/N/ISL/3 – EMRG 18 March 2004 Canada Live poultry and birds, fertile eggs and raw 
poultry and bird products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/158 
22 March 2004 All countries Antibiotic florfenicol – MRLs in cattle and 
pig commodities Food safety 9 May 2004 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/159 
22 March 2004 All countries Food products de rived from Insect-protected 
Cotton Line COT102 Food safety 14 May 2004 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/160 
22 March 2004 All countries Veterinary chemicals – MRLs in foods Food safety 9 May 2004 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/161 22 March 2004 All countries Antibiotic lasalocid – MRLs in poultry 
commodities and eggs Food safety 9 May 2004 
Guatemala 
G/SPS/N/GTM/22 
22 March 2004 All trading partners Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  and 
turkeys, products and by-products – Avian 
Influenza and Newcastle disease Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
Guatemala G/SPS/N/GTM/23 
22 March 2004 All trading partners Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  and 
turkeys, products and by-products –
Newcastle disease Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
Guatemala G/SPS/N/GTM/24 
22 March 2004 All trading partners Pure-bred breeding animals, products and by-
products – Classical swine fever Animal health 60 days after circulation of 
the notification  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Jordan 
G/SPS/N/JOR/5-EMRG 
19 March 2004 Canada, Cambodia, 
China, Hong Kong, 
China; Indonesia, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, China; 
Pakistan, Chinese 
Taipei, Thailand, the United States and 
Vietnam Domestic and wild birds, fresh meat of birds, 
day-old chicks, eggs, semen and products of 
animal origin (from birds) – Avian Influenza Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Jordan 
G/SPS/N/JOR/6 - EMRG 19 March 2004 United States Cattle and cattle products - BSE Food safety 
Animal health Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Jordan 
G/SPS/N/JOR/7 - EMRG 
19 March 2004 Mongolia Live ruminants and their products - FMD Animal health - 
Jordan 
G/SPS/N/JOR/8 - EMRG 
19 March 2004 Senegal Live animals and their products – Rift Valley 
fever Animal health  
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/72 - EMRG 22 March 2004 
 Countries listed in the 
notification Live cattle, sheep, goats, domestic and wild 
felines, products and by products - BSE Food safety 
Animal health Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/81 
22 March 2004 Countries importing 
these products from 
Colombia Slaughter cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo – 
Sanitary requirements Animal health n.a. 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/198 23 March 2004 Not stated Use permit of Erythritol Food safety 3 June 2004 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/239 
23 March 2004 EC member States 
and third countries 
exporting these products to the 
European 
Communities 13 chemical substances listed in Annex I or II 
of the Stockholm Convention Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Romania 
G/SPS/N/ROM/6 - EMRG 
22 March 2004 State of Maryland 
(United States) Live poultry and domestic live birds other 
than poultry, fresh meat, products and by 
products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/4/Corr.1 25 March 2004 Argentina Ruminants and live swine, products and by-
products – FMD – Cancellation of notification Animal health 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 
Protect territory from other damage from pests  
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/284 
23 March 2004 All countries 
supplying food to 
New Zealand Insect-protected cotton line COT102 - GMOs Food safety 14 May 2004 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/285 
23 March 2004 All countries Actinidia  cuttings and plants – Import 
requirements Plant protection 21 May 2004 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/286 
23 March 2004 All countries Actinidia  seed for sowing – Import 
requirements Plant protection 21 May 2004 
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/6 24 March 2004 Argentina Apple ( Malus domestica ) – Phytosanitary 
requirements Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 60 days 
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/7 24 March 2004 Argentina Pear ( Pyrus communis ) – Phytosanitary 
requirements Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 60 days 
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/8 24 March 2004 Brazil Brazil nuts  ( Bertholletia excelsa ) in shell – 
Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease No comment period 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/240 – EMRG 24 March 2004 Canada Live birds other than poultry, live poultry, 
ratites, farmed and wild feathered game birds, hatching eggs, products and by-products – 
Avian Influenza Animal health  
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/73 24 March 2004 n.a. Plants, plant products and other regulated 
articles – Phytosanitary procedures Plant protection 30 April 2003  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/74 
24 March 2004 United States Plants ( Calathea  spp.) – Phytosanitary 
requirements Plant protection n.a. 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/75 24 March 2004 Brazil, Cuba and the 
United States Sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum  L.) – 
Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection n.a. 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/68 – EMRG 
24 March 2004 British Colombia 
(Canada) Domestic and wild birds, poultry meat, day-
old chicks, eggs and semen – Avian Influenza Animal health n.a. 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/69 – EMRG 
24 March 2004 United States Beef tallow – BSE Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease n.a. 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/70 – EMRG 
24 March 2004 State of Maryland 
(United States) Domestic and wild birds, poultry meat, day-
old chicks, eggs and semen – Avian Influenza Animal health n.a. 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/287 
24 March 2004 Australia Mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) – Phytosanitary 
requirements Plant protection Comments at any time 
Jordan 
G/SPS/N/JOR/5/Corr.1 - EMRG 24 March 2004 Canada, Cambodia, 
China, Hong Kong, China; Indonesia, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, 
Laos, Macao, Pakistan, Chinese 
Taipei, Thailand, the 
United States, and Vietnam, Domestic and wild birds, fresh meat of birds, 
day-old chicks, eggs, semen and products of animal origin (from birds) – Avian Influenza Animal health 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/76 
24 March 2004 United Kingdom Botanical seeds of runner beans ( Phaseolus 
coccineus ) – Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection n.a. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/882 
29 March 2004 Chile Clementines, mandarins and tangerines – 
Plant pests Plant protection 21 May 2004 
Bulgaria 
G/SPS/N/BGR/19/Add.1 29 March 2004 State of Washington 
(United States) Live cattle, meat, meat products and by-
products thereof – BSE – Withdrawal of the ban Food safety 
Animal health   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Bulgaria 
G/SPS/N/BGR/20 
29 March 2004 All countries Various products from animal origin  – 
Veterinary and sanitary requirements Food safety 
Animal health 1 April 2004 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/198/Corr.1 29 March 2004 Not stated Erythritol – Change in the final date of the 
comment period Food safety 27 May 2004 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/241 
30 March 2004 Canada and United 
States Fresh meat, meat products and meat 
preparations of farmed and wild cervids – 
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) Food safety 60 days after the date of 
notification 
n.a. = not available, not identified 
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