WORLD TRADE G/SPS/GEN/481
30January 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0340)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BYMEMBERS
AND OBSERVERS DURING 1997
Note bytheSecretariat
Fortheinformation oftheCommittee, theSecretariat hascompiled thefollowing summary
identifying alldocuments (including notifications) which havebeensubmitted byMembers andobserver
international intergovernmental organizations withrelation totheAgreement ontheApplication of
Sanitary andPhytosanitary Measures during calendar year1997.
1Fordocuments issued in1995 and1996, seeG/SPS/W/50 andG/SPS/GN/11, respectively.G/SPS/GEN/48
Page2NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPSDOCUMENTS
CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
Argentina ARG/8 G/SPS/GEN/21 Notification G/SPS/N/EEC/47 (Meeting of1-2July1997) 9.7.97
Australia AUS/15-67 G/SPS/GEN/40 Korean Shelf-life Determination forUHT Milk -Request
byAustralia under Article 5.8andResponse byKorea13.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/45 European Community: Prohibition ontheUseof
Specified RiskMaterials (SRM)27.11.97
Benin BEN/1-4
Botswana BWA/3
Brazil BRA/17-42
Bulgaria BGR/1-2
Canada CAN/22-36
Chile CHL/2-13 CHL/4-5 G/SPS/GN/14 Reply toaConsultation bytheUnited States Concerning
Phytosanitary Requirements forWheat andFruit (Meeting
of19-20 March 1997)4.4.97
G/SPS/GEN/43 Importation ofWheat forConsumption from theUnited
States ofAmerica (Meeting of15-16 October 1997)29.10.97
Colombia COL/1-23
Costa Rica CRI/1-19
Cyprus CYP/1-6
Czech
RepublicCZE/14 G/SPS/GEN/44 NewEuropean Union Rules -"Specified RiskMaterial
(SRM)" inProducts ofAnimal Origin Commission
Decision 97/534/EC of30July199710.11.97G/SPS/GEN/48
Page3CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
Denmark DNK/2
Dominican
RepublicDOM/1
ElSalvador SLV/4 SLV/3
European
CommunitiesEEC/38-52 EEC/44 G/SPS/W/83 Observations ontheNote bytheSecretariat on"Risk
Analysis" (G/SPS/W/80) (Meeting of1-2July1997)8.7.97
G/SPS/W/85 ECComments onG/SPS/W/82: AProcedure toMonitor
theProcess ofInternational Harmonization13.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/41 Implementation oftheTransparency Provisions (Meeting
of15-16 October 1997)13.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/42 Czech Requirements fortheImport ofWare Potatoes
(G/SPS/N/CZE/12) (Meeting of15-16 October 1997)20.10.97
Fiji FJI/1
France FRA/1-2
Germany,
Rep. Fed.DEU/3
Honduras HND/2
Israel ISR/1
ISR/1/Corr.1
Japan JPN/24-28 JPN/25
Korea KOR/33-41
Malaysia MYS/3-4G/SPS/GEN/48
Page4CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
Mexico MEX/117-130
Mongolia MNG/1
Morocco MAR/2
Netherlands NLD/6-19
NewZealand NZL/8-17
Peru PER/2-4 G/SPS/GEN/16 Sanitary/Hygienic Regulations onFood andBeverages for
Human Consumption17.6.97
Pakistan G/SPS/GEN/23 Technical cooperation (Meeting of1-2July1997) 8.7.97
Philippines PHL/4-7 PHL/5
Poland POL/2 POL/1 and3
Romania ROM/1
Singapore SGP/1
Slovak Rep. SVK/8-9
South Africa G/SPS/GEN/26 Statement bySouth Africa attheMeeting of1-2July1997 11.8.97
Switzerland CHE/5-10 G/SPS/W/79 BSEandtheSPSAgreement (Meeting of19-
20March 1997)7.3.97
Thailand THA/5
United States USA/74-110 USA/106/Rev.1 G/SPS/W/81 Proposed Procedure forMonitoring theProcess of
International Harmonization andtheUseof
International Standards, Guidelines andRecommendations14.3.97
G/SPS/GEN/18 French Restrictions onPetFood Imports
andtheSPSAgreement (Meeting on1-2July1997)23.6.97G/SPS/GEN/48
Page5CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
G/SPS/GEN/19 Venezuela ’sBanonImported Poultry andPoultry Products
(Meeting on1-2July1997)23.6.97
G/SPS/GEN/20 ECDirective ontheMarketing ofCosmetic Products
(Meeting of1-2July1997)23.6.97
G/SPS/GEN/22 Implementation oftheTransparency Provisions
oftheSPSAgreement (Meeting of1-2July1997)8.7.97
G/SPS/GEN/36 NewEuropean Union Rules on"Specified RiskMaterials"
inProducts ofAnimal Origin (Meeting of15-
16October 1997)6.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/37 Implementation oftheTransparency andNotification
Provisions oftheSPSAgreement (Meeting of15-
16October 1997)6.10.97G/SPS/GEN/48
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DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BYOBSERVERS
Organization Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
CODEX G/SPS/GEN/29 Complete ListofCodex Standards, Codes of
Practice, Guidelines andRelated Texts1.10.97
G/SPS/W/84
G/SPS/W/84/Corr.1Clarification ofreferences toCodex texts 8.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/39 FAO Technical Assistance Programme:
Food Quality andSafety (Meeting of15-
16October 1997)10.10.97
IPPC G/SPS/GEN/31 International Standards forPhytosanitary
Measures1.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/32 Statement attheMeeting of1-2July1997 1.10.97
G/SPS/GEN/33 Matters ofInterest Arising from theWork
ofObserver Organizations (Meeting of15-
16October 1997)1.10.97
OIE G/SPS/GEN/24 Decisions Relevant totheSPSAgreement
taken bytheOIEInternational Committee at
the65thGeneral Session (Meeting of1-
2July1997)9.7.97
G/SPS/GEN/30 OIEStandards, Guidelines and
Recommendations2.10.97
WHO G/SPS/GEN/38 Matters ofInterest Arising from theWork
ofWHO (Meeting of15-16 October 1997)8.10.97
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