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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MUS/7
8 November 2001
(01-5527)
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 & 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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Lifting of ban on import of chilled processed pork products from France and
on import of live cattle from South Africa with immediate effect.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Lifting of Ban on Import of Chilled
Processed Pork from France and on Impor t of Live Cattle from South Africa  (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Lifting of ban on import of chilled processed pork products from
France and on import of live cattle from  South Africa (G/SPS/N/MUS/4 and refer
G/SPS/N/MUS/5).
Following the report from the OIE dated 21 September 2001 Volume 14 No. 38,
regarding the Foot and Mouth Disease situation in different countries, the Division of
Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology & 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 free-z ones 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 to conditions outlined in the Mauritian import
regulations:
(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 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
the FMD free status of Mauritius.G/SPS/N/MUS/7
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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           
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:  17 October 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 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 & Natural Resources
Plant Pathology & Quarantine Division
Reduit, Mauritius
Tel:  464-4872
Fax:  465 9591
E-mail:  plpath@intnet.mu