WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
9 June 2004 
 (04-2512) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
   
 
 
MEMBERSHIP IN WTO AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARD-SETTING BODIES 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
Revision  
   The following table provides information regarding the membership, as of 1 June 2004, of the WTO and of the three standard-setting bodies exp licitly referred to in the SPS Agreement.  The 
entries of countries that are simultaneously members of the WTO, Codex Alimentarius, OIE and IPPC 
are shaded for ease of reference. G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
Afghanistan  X    
Albania X X X X X 
Algeria  X X X X 
Andorra  X    
Angola X X   X 
Antigua and Barbuda X    X 
Argentina X X X X X 
Armenia X X   X 
Australia X X X X X 
Austria X X X  X 
Azerbaijan  X X X  
Bahamas   X  X 
Bahrain X X X  X 
Bangladesh X X X X X 
Barbados X X X X X 
Belarus  X    
Belgium X X X  X 
Belize X X X  X 
Benin X X   X 
Bhutan  X X  X 
Bolivia X X X  X 
Bosnia Herzegovina  X X X  
Botswana X X   X 
Brazil X X X  X 
Brunei Darussalam X X   X 
Bulgaria X X X  X 
Burkina Faso X X X  X 
Burundi X X   X 
Cambodia  X X  X 
Cameroon X X   X  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
Canada X X X X X 
Cape Verde   X  X 
Central African Republic X X   X 
Chad X X X X X 
Chile X X X  X 
China X X   X 
Colombia X X X  X 
Comoros  X    
Congo, Democratic Republic of X X   X 
Congo, Republic of X X   X 
Cook Islands     X 
Costa Rica X X X X X 
Côte d'Ivoire X X   X 
Croatia X X X X X 
Cuba X X X X X 
Cyprus X X X X X 
Czech Republic X X X X X 
Denmark X X X X X 
Djibouti X X    
Dominica X    X 
Dominican Republic X X X  X 
Ecuador X X X  X 
Egypt X X X  X 
El Salvador X X X  X 
Equatorial Guinea  X X  X 
Eritrea  X X X X 
Estonia X X X X X 
Ethiopia  X X  X 
European Communities X     
Fiji X    X G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
Finland X X X  X 
France X X X  X 
Gabon X X   X 
Gambia X    X 
Georgia X X   X 
Germany X X X  X 
Ghana X X X  X 
Greece X X X  X 
Grenada X  X  X 
Guatemala X X X  X 
Guinea, Republic of X X X   X 
Guinea Bissau X X   X 
Guyana X X X  X 
Haiti X X X  X 
Honduras X X X X X 
Hong Kong, China X     
Hungary X X X X X 
Iceland X X   X 
India X X X  X 
Indonesia X X X  X 
Iran  X X  X 
Iraq  X X  X 
Ireland X X X  X 
Israel X X X  X 
Italy X X X  X 
Jamaica X X X  X 
Japan X X X  X 
Jordan X X X X X 
Kazakhstan  X   X 
Kiribati     X  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
Kenya X X X X X 
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of   X X X X 
Korea, Republic of X X X X X 
Kuwait X X   X 
Kyrgyz, Republic of  X X X X X 
Laos  X X  X 
Latvia X X X X X 
Lebanon  X X X X 
Lesotho X X   X 
Liberia   X  X 
Libya  X X  X 
Liechtenstein X     
Lithuania X X X X X 
Luxembourg X X X  X 
Macao, China X     
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Rep. of X X    X 
Madagascar X X   X 
Malawi X X X  X 
Malaysia X X X  X 
Maldives X     
Mali X X X  X 
Malta X X X  X 
Mauritania X X X X X 
Mauritius X X X X X 
Mexico X X X X X 
Micronesia, Federal States of     X 
Moldova X X X X X 
Mongolia X X   X 
Morocco X X X X X 
Mozambique X X   X G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
Myanmar X X   X 
Namibia X X   X 
Nepal X X   X 
Netherlands X X X X X 
New Caledonia  X    
New Zealand X X X X X 
Nicaragua X X X  X 
Niger X X X X X 
Nigeria X X X X X 
Norway X X X X X 
Oman X X X X X 
Pakistan X X X X X 
Panama X X X  X 
Papua New Guinea X  X X X 
Paraguay X X X  X 
Peru X X X X X 
Philippines X X X  X 
Poland X X X  X 
Portugal X X X  X 
Qatar X X   X 
Romania X X X X X 
Russia  X X X X 
Rwanda X X   X 
Saint Kitts and Nevis X  X  X 
Saint Lucia X  X   X 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines X  X X X 
Samoa     X 
Sao Tome and Principe  X    
Saudi Arabia  X X X X 
Senegal X X X X X  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu // Taipei China 
(OIE) X X    
Serbia and Montenegro  X X  X 
Seychelles   X  X 
Sierra Leone X X X X X 
Singapore X X   X 
Slovak Republic X X   X 
Slovenia X X X X X 
Solomon Islands X  X  X 
Somalia  X    
South Africa X X X  X 
Spain  X X X X X 
Sri Lanka X X X  X 
Sudan  X X  X 
Suriname X X X  X 
Swaziland X X   X 
Sweden X X X X X 
Switzerland X X X  X 
Syria  X X X X 
Tajikistan  X    
Tanzania X X   X 
Thailand X X X  X 
Togo X X X  X 
Tonga     X 
Trinidad and Tobago X X X  X 
Tunisia X X X X X 
Turkey X X X  X 
Turkmenistan  X    
Uganda X X   X 
Ukraine  X    G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.6 
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IPPC 
Country WTO OIE Parties Accepted 
1997 
Amendments CODEX 
United Arab Emirates X X X  X 
United Kingdom X X X X X 
United States of America X X X X X 
Uruguay X X X X X 
Uzbekistan  X    
Vanuatu  X   X 
Venezuela X X X  X 
Vietnam  X   X 
Yemen  X X  X 
Zambia X X X  X 
Zimbabwe X X   X 
Total Members 147 166 127 56 170 
 
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