WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/191
5 July 2000
(00-2760)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2000
Note by the SecretariatG/SPS/GEN/191
Page 2Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
PhilippinesG/SPS/N/PHL/18
9 June 2000n.a. Fresh/chilled/frozen meat and meat products Food safety
Animal health
Protect humansfrom animal/plant
pest or disease26 June 2000
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/157
8 June 2000n.a. Butter, cream, milk and sweets Food safety 17 July 2000
Slovenia
G/SPS/N/SVN/5
14 June 2000Any countries
exporting the
commodities to
SloveniaExtraction solvents used in the production of
foodstuffs and food ingredientsFood safety 8 August 2000
Finland
G/SPS/N/FIN/1 - EMRG8 June 2000Canada, China,
Japan, Korea,Mexico, Taiwan
and the United
StatesConiferous wood packing material – Pine
wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)Plant protection
Latvia
G/SPS/N/LVA/34
9 June 2000n.a. Live animals (breeding pigs) Animal health
Protect humans
from animal/plant
pest or disease23 June 2000
Canada
G/SPS/N/CAN/879 June 2000n.a. Fenhexamid – MRLs in grapes, raisins and
strawberriesFood safety 26 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/288
13 June 2000n.a. Guidance on pesticide import tolerances and
residue data in or on imported foodsFood safety 31 July 20001
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/152/Add.1
13 June 2000n.a. Viruses, serums, toxins and analogous
products;  packaging and labelling -
Withdrawal of the proposalAnimal health
                                                     
1 See G/SPS/N/USA/288/Corr.1 in English and French only.G/SPS/GEN/191
Page 3Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
AustraliaG/SPS/N/AUS/118
13 June 2000n.a. Methyl bromide used as fumigant in
agricultural produce, shipping containers,
wooden packaging and packing material, bulktimber and wooden articlesPlant protection
Protect territory
from otherdamage from
pests1 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/289
13 June 2000n.a. Methyl parathion on various commodities –
Revocation or amendment of tolerancesFood safety 1 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/290
13 June 2000n.a. Methyl parathion – Proposed guidance for
industryFood safety 1 August 2000
Canada
G/SPS/N/CAN/88 – EMRG
13 June 2000All countries Live Prunus  (stone fruit) material for
decorative purposes – Plum  Pox VirusPlant protection
Japan
G/SPS/N/JPN/54 - EMRG13 June 2000People's Republic
of ChinaCloven-hoofed animals and their meat
products – Foot-and-mouth diseaseAnimal health
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/291
13 June 2000n.a. Cydia pomonella  Granulosis Virus and
Mamestra configurata  Nuclearpolyhedrosis
Virus – microbial pesticidesFood safety
Plant Protection6 July 2000
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/158
 June 2000n.a. Cocoa and cocoa products Food safety 22 July 2000
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/159
13 June 2000n.a. Tortillas and tostadas Food safety 20 July 2000
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/87
16 June 2000n.a. Food supplements and nutrients marketed in
dose formFood safety 15 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/29216 June 2000n.a. Dioxin – Toxicity and risk characterization Food safety October 2000G/SPS/GEN/191
Page 4Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/293
16 June 2000n.a. Antimicrobial – Food additive Food safety 13 July 2000
Philippines
G/SPS/N/PHL/1927 June 2000Countries
exporting theseproducts to the
PhilippinesOlaquindox and Carbadox used in livestock
productionFood safety
Animal health01 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/294
27 June 2000n.a. Performance measures and goals for pesticide
reregistration for 1999Food safety 14 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/199/Add.1
27 June 2000n.a. Dircrotophos – Revised risk assessments Food safety 14 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/54
27 June 2000All countries Fibre of lamoid – wool packs Animal health
Protect humans
from animal/plantpest or disease22 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/55
27 June 2000All countries Fibre of lamoid for  home spinning Animal health
Protect humans
from animal/plant
pest or disease22 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/56
27 June 2000All countries Fibre of lamoid for scouring Animal health
Protect humans
from animal/plant
pest or disease22 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/5727 June 2000All countries Fibre of lamoid for testing Animal health
Protect humansfrom animal/plant
pest or disease22 August 2000
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/160
27 June 2000n.a. Iodised and fluoridated salt Food safety 27 July 2000
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/88
27 June 2000n.a. Food additives other than colours and
sweetenersFood safety 14 June 2000G/SPS/GEN/191
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Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
European CommunitiesG/SPS/N/EEC/89
27 June 2000n.a. D-mannitol (E 421) and maltitol syrup (E965
(ii))Food safety 14 July 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/5827 June 2000All countries Food produced from insect-pro tected corn line Food safety 30 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/59
27 June 2000All countries Food produced from glyphosate-tolerant corn
lineFood safety 30 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/60
27 June 2000All countries Food produced from glyphosate-tolerant cotton
lineFood safety 30 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/61
27 June 2000All countries Food produced from high oleic acid soybean
linesFood safety 30 August 2000
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/62
27 June 2000All countries Food produced from glyphosate-tolerant
canola lineFood safety 30 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/29528 June 2000n.a. Patulin in apple juice and its products Food safety 15 August 2000
Argentina
G/SPS/N/ARG/56
29 June 2000All countries Plants, plant parts and plant products Food safety
Plant protection23 June 2000
Japan
G/SPS/N/JPN/55
27 June 2000n.a. Cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, turkeys
and milk – MRLs for veterinary drugsFood safety 31 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/296
28 June 2000n.a. Seeds – Standards for laboratory testing Plant protection 21 August 2000
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/161
28 June 2000n.a. Meat – Sanitary specifications for
establishmentsFood safety 10 August 2000G/SPS/GEN/191
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Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
MexicoG/SPS/N/MEX/162
28 June 2000n.a. Cereals – Aflatoxin maximum limits Food safety 12 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/29728 June 2000n.a. MRLs for  paraquat in endive, fosetyl-Al in
cranberries and cyprodinil in onions andstrawberriesFood safety 21 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/298
28 June 2000n.a. Buprofezin – MRLs in various food
commoditiesFood safety 21 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/299
28 June 2000n.a. 1-methylcyclopropene(1-MCP) – Regulations
for residuesFood safety 21 July 2000
n.a. = not available, not identified
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