WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/228
21 February 2001
(01-0853)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATIO NS CIRCULATED DURING 2000
Note by the Secretariat
For the information of the Committee, the Secretariat has compiled the following summary
identifying all documents (including notifications) which have been submitted by Members and
observer international intergovernmental organizations, as well as those prepared by the Secretariat,
with relation to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures duringcalendar year 2000.
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1For documents issued in 1999, see G/SPS/GEN/171.G/SPS/GEN/228
Page 2NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPS DOCUMENTS
Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Argentina ARG/54-57
Australia AUS/112-124 G/SPS/GEN/189 Australian Response to Joint ASEAN Statement on
Tropical Fruits (Meeting of 21-22 June 2000)03.07.00
G/SPS/GEN/218 Australia's Import Restrictions on Durian – Response
from Australia to Thailand's Statement at the Meeting
of 8-9 November 200022.11.00
Belgium BEL/5
Brazil BRA/53/Add.1-54
Bulgaria BGR/4-6 BGR/3/Rev.1
Cameroon G/SPS/GEN/192 Summary of the Statement by the Representative of
Cameroon at the Meeting of 21-22 June 200005.07.00
Canada CAN/78
CAN/80-87
CAN/89-93CAN/79
CAN/88
Chile CHL/60-62
CHL/64-65CHL/67CHL/63
CHL/66
Colombia COL/36-37 COL/35
COL/38
Czech Rep. CZE/19
CZE/21CZE/20
CZE/22/Rev.1-23
Egypt G/SPS/W/106 Comments on the Proposed Guidelines to Further the
Practical Implementation of Article 5.510.05.00
El Salvador SLV/30-31G/SPS/GEN/228
Page 3Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
EuropeanCommunitiesEEC/77-96
EEC/98
EEC/100-105
EEC/107EEC/109EEC/97
EEC/99
EEC/106
EEC/108G/SPS/GEN/123/Add.3 Dioxin Contamination of Certain Animal Products
intended for Human or Animal Consumption –
Supplementary Information - Addendum09.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/123/Add.4 Dioxin Contamination of Certain Animal Products
intended for Human or Animal Consumption –
Supplementary Information – Addendum30.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/168 Communication from the Commission on the
Precautionary Principle14.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/169
G/SPS/GEN/169/Corr.1White Paper on Food Safety
Idem  – Corrigendum14.03.00
17.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/170 Joint Communication of Norway and the European
Communities – Import Requirements for Live
Animals and Animal Products14.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/187 Measures Affecting the Trade of Bovine Semen
(Meeting of 21-22 June 2000)29.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/215 Classical Swine Fever in Great Britain – Report N° 5 08.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/220 Restriction of the Export of Milk Powder for Human
Consumption to Panama (Meeting of 8-
9 November 2000)22.11.00
Finland FIN/1
Georgia GEO/12
Germany DEU/5-6
Honduras HND/3G/SPS/GEN/228
Page 4Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Hong Kong,ChinaHKG/11-12 HKG/9-10
Hungary HUN/7-8
India IND/7-8 G/SPS/GEN/197 Implementation of the Provisions for Special and
Differential Treatment (Meeting of 21-22 June 2000)21.07.00
Indonesia IDN/7-13 G/SPS/GEN/162 Declaration of Disease-free Status 12.01.00
Jamaica JAM/2
Japan JPN/50-53
JPN/55-61JPN/54
Jordan G/SPS/GEN/199 Request for Technical Assistance 27.07.00
G/SPS/GEN/208 Request for Technical Assistance 01.11.00
Korea KOR/65-76
Latvia LVA/30-34
Malaysia MYS/6/Add.2
Mexico MEX/152-153
MEX/157-164
MEX/166MEX/154-156
MEX/165
MEX/167
Morocco MAR/9/Add.1-12
Netherlands NLD/50-53 NLD/54
New Zealand NZL/53-68
NZL/71-75NZL/69-70
NZL/76G/SPS/GEN/161 The NZ Experience:  Operating the SPS Notification
Authority and SPS Enquiry Point (Transparency
meeting on 9 November 1999)11.01.00
G/SPS/GEN/219 Indonesia:  Restrictions on the Importation of Fresh
Fruit (Meeting of 8-9 November 2000)22.11.00G/SPS/GEN/228
Page 5Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Norway NOR/4 G/SPS/GEN/170 Joint Communication of Norway and the European
Communities – Import Requirements for Live
Animals and Animal Products14.03.00
Pakistan PAK/1
Peru PER/17 PER/14-16
PER/18-21
Philippines PHL/18-20
PHL/23-24PHL/17
PHL/21-22PHL/25G/SPS/GEN/194 Australia's Import Restrictions on Tropical Fresh
Fruits (Meeting of 21-22 June 2000)11.07.00
Poland POL/14/Add.1
POL/21/Add.1POL/23-24 G/SPS/GEN/159 Slovak Restrictions on Imports of Potatoes and Fruits
from Poland (Meeting of 10-11 November 1999)05.01.00
Senegal SEN/2-4
Singapore SGP/10-11
SGP/13SGP/9 & Add.1
SGP/12 & Add.1
Slovak Rep. SVK/14-15 G/SPS/GEN/165 Slovak Restrictions on Imports of Potatoes and Fruits
from Poland – Reply to the Statement made by
Poland (Meeting of 10-11 November 1999)21.01.00
Slovenia SVN/5
Switzerland CHE/20-22
Thailand THA/22-28 G/SPS/GEN/172 Mexico's Import Prohibition of Thai Milled Rice
(Meeting of 15-16 March 2000)20.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/190 Implementation of the Provisions for Special and
Differential Treatment (Meeting of 21-22 June 2000)03.07.00
G/SPS/GEN/216 Mexico's Import Prohibition of Thai Milled Rice 22.11.00G/SPS/GEN/228
Page 6Notifications Other SPS Documents
Country
Normal Emergency Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
(Meeting of 8-9 November 2000)
G/SPS/GEN/217 Australia's Import Re strictions on Durian (Meeting of
8-9 November 2000)22.11.00
Turkey TUR/3
United States USA/208-213
USA/215-260USA/263-300
USA/302-331
USA/333-348
USA/350-351
USA/353-365USA/367-370USA/214
USA/261-262USA/301
USA/332
USA/349
USA/352
USA/366G/SPS/GEN/181 Technical Assistance to Developing Countries
Provided by the United States15.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/182 The Role of the Centers for Epidemiology and
Animal Health as an OIE Collaborating Center for
Animal Disease Surveillance Systems and Risk
Analysis16.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/186 National Regulatory Measures Related to Trade in
Agricultural and Food Products Modified by Modern
Biotechnology21.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/212 Equivalence 07.11.00
Uruguay URY/3/Add.1
Zambia ZMB/3-4 G/SPS/GEN/174 Request for Technical Assistance 19.04.00G/SPS/GEN/228
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DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS
Organization Symbol SubjectDate of
Issue
Codex G/SPS/GEN/198 Complete List of Codex Standards, Codes of
Practice, Guidelines and Related Texts27.07.00
G/SPS/GEN/210 Relevant Codex Documents on Equivalence of
Sanitary Measures06.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/211 Relevant Codex Documents on Equivalence of
Sanitary Measures – Additional Information06.11.00
IPPC G/SPS/GEN/177 Status of International Standards for
Phytosanitary Measures05.05.00
G/SPS/GEN/183 Explanatory Document on Official Control 19.06.00
OIE G/SPS/GEN/145/
Add.1Examination of Document G/SPS/13 –
Procedure to Monitor the Process of
International Harmonization – First annual
Report - Addendum15.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/145/
Add.2Examination of Document G/SPS/13 –
Procedure to Monitor the Process of
International Harmonization – First annual
Report - Addendum06.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/176 Standardization Activities of the OIE since the
November 1999 Meeting of the SPSCommittee05.05.00
G/SPS/GEN/184 Decisions Relevant to the SPS Agreement
Taken by the OIE International Committee at
the 68th General Session20.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/185 International Animal Health Code Contents 20.06.00
WHO G/SPS/GEN/179 Global Crisis – Global Solutions – Managing
Urgent International Public Health Events with
the Revised International Health Regulations –
Information Paper31.05.00
G/SPS/GEN/193 Food Safety 11.07.00
G/SPS/GEN/221 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 05.12.00
G/SPS/GEN/222 Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (VCJD) 05.12.00
World Bank G/SPS/GEN/195 The Development Challenge in Trade:
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards12.07.00
IICA G/SPS/GEN/213 Technical Cooperation:  The State of the
Different Agrifood Sanitary Systems in the
Americas07.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/214 Technical Cooperation:  An Overview 08.11.00
OIV G/SPS/GEN/164 Communication from the Office international
de la Vigne et du Vin10.02.00G/SPS/GEN/228
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DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT
Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
G/SPS/W/78/Rev.1 International Intergovernmental Organizations – Requests
for Observer Status in the Committee on Sanitary andPhytosanitary Measures – Revision04.03.00
G/SPS/W/104 Proposed Guidelines to Further the Practical
Implementation of Article 5.520.03.00
G/SPS/W/105 Special and Differential Treatment 09.05.00
G/SPS/W/107
G/SPS/W/107/Rev.1Procedure to Monitor the Process of International
Harmonization – Draft Second Annual Report
Idem  – Revision16.05.00
24.08.00
G/SPS/15 Guidelines to Further the Practical Implementation of
Article 5.518.07.00
G/SPS/16 Procedure to Monitor the Process of International
Harmonization – Second Annual Report10.10.00
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.6 Implementation of the Transparency Obligations as of
14 June 1999 – Revision15.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.7 Implementation of the Transparency Obligations as of
30 October 2000 – Revision01.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.2 Membership in WTO and International Standard-Setting
Bodies – Revision23.10.00
G/SPS/GEN/143/Rev.1 Summary of the Replies to the Questionnaire on Technical
Assistance – Revision08.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/143/Rev.1/
Add.1Summary of the Replies to the Questionnaire on Technical
Assistance – Revision16.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/143/Rev.1/
Add.2Summary of the Replies to the Questionnaire on Technical
Assistance – Revision03.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/144/Rev.1
G/SPS/GEN/144/Rev.1/
Corr.1Summary of the Replies to the Questionnaire on SPS-
Related Web Sites – Revision
Idem  - Corrigendum08.03.00
13.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/144/Rev.1/
Add.1Summary of the Replies to the Questionnaire on SPS-
Related Web Sites – Revision16.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/144/Rev.1/
Add.2Summary of the Replies to the Questionnaire on SPS-
Related Web Sites – Revision06.11.00G/SPS/GEN/228
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Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
G/SPS/GEN/160
G/SPS/GEN/163G/SPS/GEN/166
G/SPS/GEN/173
G/SPS/GEN/175
G/SPS/GEN/180
G/SPS/GEN/191G/SPS/GEN/200
G/SPS/GEN/201
G/SPS/GEN/205
G/SPS/GEN/207
G/SPS/GEN/223Notifications Issued during the Month of December 1999
Idem  – January 2000
Idem  – February 2000
Idem  – March 2000
Idem  – April 2000
Idem  – May 2000
Idem  – June 2000
Idem  – July 2000
Idem  – August 2000
Idem  – September 2000
Idem  – October 2000
Idem  – November 200007.01.00
03.02.0006.03.00
04.04.00
02.05.00
09.06.00
05.07.0002.08.00
12.09.00
05.10.00
01.11.00
05.12.00
G/SPS/GEN/167G/SPS/GEN/167/Add.1G/SPS/NNA/1
G/SPS/NNA/1/Corr.1List of National Notification Authorities
Idem  – Addendum
Idem
Idem  - Corrigendum09.03.00
14.06.0001.11.00
06.11.00
G/SPS/GEN/171 Documents and notifications circulated during 1999 15.03.00
G/SPS/GEN/178 Information from the Asian and Pacific Coconut
Community29.05.00
G/SPS/GEN/188 Dates of Regular Meetings of the SPS Committee in 2001 –
Decision by the Committee30.06.00
G/SPS/GEN/202 SPS-Related Web Sites 22.09.00
G/SPS/GEN/204 Specific Trade Concerns 27.09.00
G/SPS/GEN/206 Technical Assistance Typology 18.10.00
G/SPS/GEN/209 Summary Report on the SPS Risk Analysis Workshop – 19-
20 June 200003.11.00
G/SPS/R/16 Summary of the Special Meeting of the SPS Committee on
the Transparency Provisions of the SPS Agreement –
9 November 199920.01.00
G/SPS/R/17
G/SPS/R/17/Corr.1
G/SPS/R/17/Corr.2Summary of the Meeting held on 10-11 November 1999
Idem  – Corrigendum
Idem  – Corrigendum24.02.00
13.03.00
20.03.00
G/SPS/R/18 Summary of the Meeting held on 15-16 March 2000 18.04.00
G/SPS/R/19 Summary of the Meeting held on 21-22 June 2000 01.08.00
G/SPS/INF/13 WTO Workshop on the SPS Agreement and Risk Analysis
– List of Participants19.06.00G/SPS/GEN/228
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Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
G/SPS/ENQ/10
G/SPS/ENQ/10/Add.1G/SPS/ENQ/11
G/SPS/ENQ/11/Corr.1List of National Enquiry Points
Idem  – Addendum
Idem
Idem  – Corrigendum09.03.00
14.06.0002.11.00
06.11.00
G/L/411 Report (2000) on the Ac tivities of the Committee on
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures13.11.00
G/L/423 Equivalence:  Consideration of Article 4 of the SPS
Agreement - Summary of the Discussions of the SPS
Committee - Report by the Chairman29.11.00
WT/GC/42 Actions to Increase the Participation of Developing Country
Members in the Work of Relevant International Standard-
Setting Organizations - Report by the Director-General11.12.00
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