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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MUS/8
8 April 2002
(02-1818)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources,
Division of Veterinary Services
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Chilled processed pork products and live cattle  Regions or countries likely
to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  France and South Africa
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Lifting of ban on import of chilled
processed pork from France and on import of live  cattle from Foot and Mouth Disease free-
zones in South Africa (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Following the report from the OIE dated 21 September 2001,
Vol. 14, No. 38, regarding the Foot and Mouth Disease situation in different countries, theDivision of Veterinary Services of the Mini stry of Agriculture, Food Technology and
Natural Resources has decided to lift the ban on import of chilled processed pork products
from France, the risk in importing pork products being insignificant.
The Division of Veterinary Services has also decided to lift the ban on importation of live
cattle (from Foot and Mouth Disease free-zones in South Africa (the Eastern Cape as
identified by the South African Veterinary Serv ices).  The importation of such live animals
will be subjected to strict compliance with conditions outlined in the Mauritian importregulations:
(i) the animals should be kept in a quarantine for a period of at least 14 days;
(ii) blood tests should be carried out against Foot and Mouth Disease;
(iii) the animals must travel to the port of embarkation through free-zones;  and
(iv) the ship should travel directly to Port-Louis harbour, and on arrival a veterinary
inspection of the animals will be carried out on high seas prior to landing.
These decisions have been taken for the safeguard of animal health, food safety and FMD
free status of Mauritius.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           G/SPS/N/MUS/8
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 October 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  3 October 2001
11. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources
Plant Pathology and Quarantine Division
Reduit, MauritiusTel:  464-4872
Fax:  465-9591
E-mail:  plpath@intnet.mu