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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TTO/4
16 July 2003
(03-3846)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Animal Production and Health Divi sion, Ministry of Agriculture, Land
and Marine Resources
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Live cattle, all beef and beef products  including animal feed and other products
containing rendered meat or meat and bone meal.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Canada
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   Item No. 952 of the
Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, Vol. 42 No. 88 dated Thursday 12 June 2003.
6. Description of content:   Temporary prohibition of  import of live cattle, all beef and beef
products including animal feed and other produc ts containing rendered meat or meat and
bone meal.  Temporary emergency meas ure to be reviewed in one month.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Temporary prohibition of
import of cattle, beef and beef products to prevent the entry and spread of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) into Trinidad and Tobago.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  OIE Animal Health Code (2002) Chapter 2.3.13
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
(a) Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act of Trinidad and Tobago, Chapter 67:02 (1980,
Rev.), Animals (Importation) Control Regu lations, Subsidiary Legislation #15 (13).
(b) Item No. 952, Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, Volume 42, No. 88 dated 12  June 2003.
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   22 May 2003G/SPS/N/TTO/4
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Res ources, Central Experiment Station, via Arima
Post Office, Centeno, Trinidad and Tobago.
Phone: (868) 646-2149   Fax: (868) 646 – 2149e-mail: minfpmrenquirypoint@tstt.net.tt
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Res ources, Central Experiment Station, via Arima
Post Office, Centeno, Trinidad and Tobago.
Phone: (868) 646-2149   Fax: (868) 646 – 2149
e-mail: minfpmrenquirypoint@tstt.net.tt