WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/223
5 December 2000
(00-5251)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2000
Note by the SecretariatG/SPS/GEN/223
Page 2Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
MoroccoG/SPS/N/MAR/10
3 November 2000n.a. Milk and dairy products Food safety n.a.
Morocco
G/SPS/N/MAR/116 November 2000n.a. Poultry:  one-day old chicks and eggs for
hatchingFood safety
Animal healthn.a.
Morocco
G/SPS/N/MAR/12
6 November 2000European
CommunitiesCertain animals and animal products or
products of animal origin for human
consumption – DioxinFood safety n.a.
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/67
3 November 2000Countries
exporting to
ChileQueen bees and accompanying worker bees Animal health 10 December 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/347
3 November 2000n.a. Animal drugs – Fluoroquinolones enrofloxacin
for poultryFood safety Written
appearances and
request for hearing:
30 November 2000Data and analysis
by 2 January 2001
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/348
3 November 2000n.a. StarLink corn Cry9C Bt corn plant-pesticide Food safety 27 November 2000
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/102
3 November 2000EC member
States and
countries
exporting toEuropean
CommunitiesLive farm and aquaculture animals;  meat and
meat products – HormonesFood safety 15 December 2000
Hong Kong
G/SPS/N/HKG/12
13 November 2000n.a. Use of drugs and chemicals in food animals,
and chemical residues in livestock and
livestock productsFood safety 15 December 2000
Thailand
G/SPS/N/THA/28
13 November 2000Belgium Animal feedingstuffs – Dioxin – Ban
withdrawalFood safety 60 days after
notification being
publishedG/SPS/GEN/223
Page 3Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
New ZealandG/SPS/N/NZL/70/Add.1 –
EMRG13 November 2000Argentina Cattle meat products – Fo ot-and-mouth disease Animal health
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/349 – EMRG
13 November 2000KwaZulu-Natal
Province (South
Africa)Ruminants or swine and their products –
Rinderpest and foot-and-mouth diseaseAnimal health 2 January 2001
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/350
13 November 2000n.a. Meat and poultry – HACCP-Based Inspection
Models Project (HIMP)Food safety No formal
comment period,
however comments
are welcome
AustraliaG/SPS/N/AUS/123
13 November 2000n.a. Packaging materials and import containers Animal health
Plant protection
Protect humansfrom
animal/plant
pest or disease
Protect territory
from otherdamage from
pests26 January 2001
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/265/Add.1
13 November 2000n.a. Animal drugs – Availability of final guidance
for industryFood safety
Animal healthn.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/283/Add.1
17 November 2000n.a. Diazinon –  Notice of public meeting  on
revised risk assessmentsFood safety n.a.G/SPS/GEN/223
Page 4Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
European CommunitiesG/SPS/N/EEC/102/Rev.1
17 November 2000EC member
States and
countriesexporting to the
European
CommunitiesLive farm and aquaculture animals;  meat and
meat products – HormonesFood safety 15 December 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/351
17 November 2000n.a. Zeta – cypermethrin – MRLs Food safety 8 December 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/352 - EMRG
17 November 2000Countries listed
in the notificationHorses, ruminants, swine and dogs –
ScrewwormAnimal health 12 January 2001
Japan
G/SPS/N/JPN/5920 November 2000Countries and
areas which arespecified in the
RegulationStraw and forage – Domestic animal infectious
diseasesAnimal health 29 November 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/353
17 November 2000n.a. Fish and fishery products – Availability of a
draft guidance for industryFood safety 14 December 2000
Indonesia
G/SPS/N/IDN/13
17 November 2000Countries
exporting plants
to IndonesiaPlants, including parts thereof Plant protection 60 days after
publication
Australia
G/SPS/N/AUS/124
23 November 2000Principally Asia Prawn and prawn products – White spot
syndrome and yellowhead virusesAnimal health 15 January 2001
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/35423 November 2000n.a. Chlorpyrifos – Requests for end-use product
amendments and cancellationsFood safety 18 December 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/252/Add.1
23 November 2000Spain Pure breed horses – Contagious equine metritis
– Amendments of the regulationsAnimal health 16 January 2001G/SPS/GEN/223
Page 5Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
MexicoG/SPS/N/MEX/166
24 November 2000n.a. Crustaceans and Artemia  spp Protect territory
from other
damage frompests29 December 2000
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/167 – EMRG
24 November 2000n.a. Fresh fruits and vegetables – Good
Agricultural PracticesFood safety
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/103
24 November 2000EC member
States and
countries
exporting to the
EuropeanCommunitiesAnimal by-products not for human
consumption – BSEFood safety
Animal health
Protect humans
from
animal/plantpest or disease1 February 2001
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/104
27 November 2000EC member
States and
countries
exporting to the
European
CommunitiesOchratoxin A – MRLs in cereals and cereal
products, dried vine fruitFood safety 30 December 2000
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/10528 November 2000EC member
States andcountries
exporting to the
European
CommunitiesCereals and cereal products, dried vine fruit -
Sampling methods for the control ofOchratoxin AFood safety 30 December 2000
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/106 - EMRG
29 November 2000EC member
StatesProhibition of certain animal by-products in
animal feed - BSEFood safety
Animal health
Protect humansfrom
animal/plant
pest or diseaseG/SPS/GEN/223
Page 6Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
BulgariaG/SPS/N/BGR/3 - EMRG
30 November 2000Belgium, Ireland,
Portugal,
Switzerland,United Kingdom,
Denmark, France,
and NetherlandsBovine animals and by-products and
preparations from organs of bovine and ovine
animals – BSEFood safety
Animal health
Protect humansfrom
animal/plant
pest or disease
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/355
1 December 2000n.a. Bees and other native and non-indigenous
pollinating insects – Precautionary labelling of
pesticidesAnimal health 22 January 2001
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/356
30 November 2000n.a. Antimicrobial disinfectant and sanitizer
pesticides – PhenolFood safety 8 January 2001
n.a. = not available, not identified
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