WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/370
11 February 2003
(03-0891)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2003
Note by the Secretariat1
                                                     
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.G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 2Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
KoreaG/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.3
8 January 2003Germany, the
Netherlands,
England and UnitedStates (13 counties
in the states of
California and
Oregon) and SpainPropagative and non-propagative materials –
Sudden Oak DeathPlant protection n.a.
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/182
8 January 2003EC member States
and third countries
exporting theseproducts to the
European
CommunitiesVarious pesticides – MRLs in cereals, meat,
milk and dairy products, eggs, fruits,
vegetables, potatoes, pulses, tea leaves andhopsFood safety
Plant protection60 days after
circulation of the
notification
European CommunitiesG/SPS/N/EEC/183
8 January 2003EC member States
and third countries
exporting these
products to theEuropean
CommunitiesHexaconazole, clofentezine, myclobutanyl and
prochloraz – MRLs in cereals, meat, milk and
dairy products, eggs, fruits, vegetables,
potatoes, pulses, and tea leaves and hopsFood safety
Plant protection60 days after
circulation of the
notification
European CommunitiesG/SPS/N/EEC/184
8 January 2003EC member States
and third countries
exporting these
products to the
EuropeanCommunitiesLive sheep and goats – TSEs Food safety
Animal health60 days after
circulation of the
notification
European CommunitiesG/SPS/N/EEC/157/Add.1
8 January 2003EC member States
and countries
exporting these
products to the
European
CommunitiesFeed materials for animal nutrition purposes –
Proposal withdrawalFood safety
Animal health
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
diseasen.a.G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 3Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
European CommunitiesG/SPS/N/EEC/185
8 January 2003EC member States
and countries
exporting theseproducts to the
European
CommunitiesFood additives – Legislation amendments Food safety 60 days after
circulation of the
notification
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/563/Add.1
8 January 2003n.a. Irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of
fruits and vegetables – Final rulePlant protection n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/654
8 January 2003Any trading
partnersTriclopyr – MRLs in fish and shellfish Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease18 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/655
9 January 2003Any trading
partnersCyfluthrin – MRLs in various commodities Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/656
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersOxyfluorfen – Re-registration eligibility
decision documentFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease30 December 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/6579 January 2003Any US trading
partnersBacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain
FZB24 – Establishment of a toleranceFood safety
Protect humans fromanimal/plant pest or
disease21 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/658
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersHydrogenated starch hydrolysate (HSH) –
Establishment of a toleranceFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease22 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/659
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersSpinosad – MRLs in vegetables, fruits, peanut,
beet, sugar, molasses, meat, and milkFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease26 November 2002G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 4Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/660
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersTriticonazole – MRLs in cereals Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease26 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/661
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersLindane – Re-registration eligibility decision
document and technical support documentsFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease22 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/662
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersLambda-cyhalothrin – MRLs in various
commoditiesFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/6639 January 2003Any US trading
partnersAmmonium bicarbondate – Exemption from
the requirement of a toleranceFood safety
Protect humans fromanimal/plant pest or
disease25 October 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/664
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersTolyfluanid – MRLs in apples, grapes, hops
and tomatoesFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease25 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/665
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersMethoxyfenozide – MRLs in various
commoditiesFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease19 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/666
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersThiamethoxam – MRLs in corn Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease31 December 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/667
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersDimethomorph – MRLs in vegetables Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 November 2002G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 5Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/668
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersDifubenzuron – MRLs in various commodities Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease18 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/669
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersPyraclostrobin – MRLs in various
commoditiesFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/670
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersFenamidone – MRLs in lettuce Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/6719 January 2003Any US trading
partnersFood items – Guidance for industry "Filth from
insects, rodents and other pests in food"Food safety At any time
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/672
9 January 2003Any US trading
partnersGlyphosate – MRLs in animal feed, grass,
potassium salt animal organs (kidney or liver),
poultry meat, eggs and poultry meat by-
productsFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/673
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersPseudozyma flocculosa strain PF-A22 UL –
Exemption from the requirement of a toleranceFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease26 October 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/67410 January 2003Any US trading
partnersClopyralid – MRLs in various commodities Food safety
Protect humans fromanimal/plant pest or
disease25 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/675
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersAzoxstrobin – MRLs in various commodities Food safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease19 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/676
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersHalosulfuron-methyl – MRLs in vegetables,
fruiting group (except curcubits), asparagus
and dry beansFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease19 November 2002G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 6Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/677
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersDiazinon – Interim re-registration eligibility
decision documentFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease25 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/678
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersThiabendazole and salts -  Re-registration
eligibility decision documentFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease22 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/679
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersPesticide caffeine – Control of Coqui and
Greenhouse frogs – Quarantine exemptionAnimal health
Plant protection
Protect territory from
other damage frompests15 October 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/680
10 January 2003Any US trading
partnersMethamidophos on cotton - Interim re-
registration eligibility decision document and
technical support documentsFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
diseasen.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/681
13 January 2003Trading partners Clopyralid – MRLs on kidney of cattle, goats,
horses and sheep – Final ruleFood safety 13 January 2003
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/682
13 January 2003England, Scotland,
Wales and the Isle
of ManAnimals, meat and other animal products –
Rinderpest and FMD – Final ruleAnimal health n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/68313 January 2003Any US trading
partnersReady-to eat meat (beef and pork) and poultry
products – Listeria monocytogenes,
Salmonella, E. coliFood safety n.a.
Peru
G/SPS/N/PER/44
10 January 2003Chile and the
United StatesLive poultry, products and by-products –
Avian influenzaAnimal health n.a.G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 7Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
KoreaG/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.4
10 January 2003Germany, the
Netherlands,
England and UnitedStates (13 counties
in the states of
California and
Oregon) and SpainPropagative and non-propagative materials –
Sudden Oak DeathPlant protection n.a.
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/118/Add.1
10 January 2003All countries Seeds of fruit species – Phytosanitary
requirements – Extension of the comment
periodPlant protection 19 January 2003
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/12110 January 2003Argentina Sawn timber and logs – Southern beech and
Chilean cedar – Phytosanitary requirementsPlant protection
Protect territory fromother damage from
pests20 February 2003
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/122
10 January 2003All countries Organic and inorganic products – Globodera
rostochiensis, Globodera pallida, Thecaphora
solani and Ralstonia solanacearum  (Race 3
Biovar 2)Plant protection
Protect territory from
other damage from
pests3 February 2003
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/123
10 January 2003All countries Processed poultry-meat products – Sanitary
requirementsAnimal health 3 February 2003
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/12410 January 2003All countries Swine – Amendment of sanitary requirements Animal health n.a.
Jamaica
G/SPSN/JAM/6 - EMRG
10 January 2003Trinidad and
TobagoWooden pallets – Heterobostrychus sp and
Lyctus sp.Plant protection
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/684
13 January 2003Trading partners Beef products – E. coli Food safety 6 December 2002
Germany
G/SPS/N/DEU/7
13 January 2003n.a. Natural mineral waters, spring waters, table
waters – Restriction of activity concentration
of radium and reduction of maximum level of
leadFood safety 20 January 2003G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 8Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/659/Corr.1
15 January 2003Any US trading
partnersSpinosad – MRLs in vegetables, fruits, peanut,
beet, sugar, molasses, meat, and milkFood safety
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease26 November 2002
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/186
16 January 2003EC member States
and third countries
exporting these
products to the
European
CommunitiesChloramphenicol in meat, eggs, milk, urine,
honey and aquaculture products;
Medroxyprogesterone acetate in pig kidney fat,
and Nitrofurane metabolites in poultry meat
and aquaculture productsFood safety 15 February 2003
Peru
G/SPS/N/PER/4524 January 2003n.a. Plants, plant products and other regulated
articles – Establishment of procedures for tradePlant protection 4 March 2003
Peru
G/SPS/N/PER/46
24 January 2003n.a. Plant products and sexual seeds –
Phytosanitary requirementsPlant protection n.a.
EEC
G/SPS/N/EEC/187
16 January 2003EC member States
and third countries
exporting these
products to the
EuropeanCommunitiesAdditives in animal feedingstuffs Food safety
Animal healthnot applicable
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/98/Add.1
16 January 2003EC member States
and countries
exporting these
product to the
European
CommunitiesPharmacological substances in live animals
and animal productsFood safety not applicable
Germany
G/SPS/N/DEU/816 January 2003Trading partners Foodstuffs of animal and plant origin – MRLs
of pesticides, fertilizers and other agentsFood safety
Plant protection45 days after
circulation of thenotificationG/SPS/GEN/370
Page 9Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
Chinese TaipeiG/SPS/N/TPKM/15
16 January 2003Imported (as well
as domestically
produced) foodssold in Chinese
TaipeiSynthetic zeaxanthin as a nutritional additive
in foodFood safety 1 March 2003
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/685
16 January 2003Hebei Province
(China)Ya pears – Removal of the cold treatment
requirementPlant protection 18 February 2003
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/686 - EMRG
16 January 2003Israel Beef and beef products, and ruminants - BSE Animal health
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/687
16 January 2003Mexico or Central
AmericaMangoes – Hot water dip treatment Plant protection 18 February 2003
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/19816 January 2003All countries Palm seed for sowing - Import requirements Plant protection 21 March 2003
Japan
G/SPS/N/JPN/77/Add.1
16 January 2003n.a. Feed and feed additives produced by
recombinant DNA techniques – Final ruleAnimal health n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/688
22 January 2003All trading partners Retained water in raw, single-ingredient meat
and poultry carcasses – Final ruleFood safety n.a.
Slovenia
G/SPS/N/SVN/18
24 January 2003All countries
exporting GMOsNovel foods and novel food ingredients -
GMOsFood safety 60 days after
circulation of the
notification
SloveniaG/SPS/N/SVN/19
24 January 2003All countries
exporting GMOsSoya and maize - GMOs Food safety 60 days after
circulation of the
notification
SloveniaG/SPS/N/SVN/2024 January 2003All countries
exporting GMOsAdditives and flavourings - GMOs Food safety 60 days after
circulation of thenotificationG/SPS/GEN/370
Page 10Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
BrazilG/SPS/N/BRA/74 – EMRG
23 January 2003Any country
classified as a
region of riskaccording to the
ResolutionAnimal tissues or fluids, food products
containing ingredients from bovine, ovine,
caprine and wild ruminants - BSEProtect humans from
animal/plant pest or
diseasen.a.
Brazil
G/SPS/N/BRA/75
22 January 2003All countries Animal tissues or fluids, food products
containing ingredients from bovine, ovine,
caprine and wild ruminants – BSEProtect humans from
animal/plant pest or
diseasen.a.
Jordan
G/SPS/N/JOR/3 – EMRG
22 January 2003Listed in
notificationCattle products – BSE – Exemption from the
banFood safety
Animal health
Protect humans from
animal/plant pest ordisease
MexicoG/SPS/N/MEX/191 - EMRG
24 January 2003Any trading partner
marketing these
productsMeat products – Microbiological specifications Protect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease
JapanG/SPS/N/JPN/92
27 January 2003All countries Veterinary drugs Food safety 31 March 2003
Japan
G/SPS/N/JPN/93
27 January 2003All countries Feed and feed additives – Safety assurance and
quality improvementAnimal health 31 March 2003
Japan
G/SPS/N/JPN/94
27 January 2003All countries Livestock and poultry meat with defects Food safety 31 January 2003
Korea
G/SPS/N/KOR/12327 January 2003Any trading
partnersFood, food additives, apparatus, packaging and
containers for food – Safety controlFood safety 15 February 2003
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/689 - EMRG
28 January 2003Dominican
Republic and
British Virgin
IslandsPigeon peas (fresh shelled or in pod) and
mangoes – Plant pestsPlant protection n.a.G/SPS/GEN/370
Page 11Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
CanadaG/SPS/N/CAN/158
28 January 2003All countries
except the United
StatesAll species of wood (tropical and temperate,
softwood and hardwood) – Phytosanitary
standardsPlant protection
Protect territory from
other damage frompests21 March 2003
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/199
31 January 2003All countries Zea mays  (maize) grain for processing –
Import health standardPlant protection 4 April 2003
n.a. = not available, not identified
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