WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/180
9 June 2000
(00-2292)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2000
Note by the SecretariatG/SPS/GEN/180
Page 2Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
ChileG/SPS/N/CHL/59
1 May 2000All countries
exporting this
product to ChileCotton seeds for consumption Plant protection n.a.
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/601 May 2000n.a. Rye grain for consumption Plant protection 21 June 2000
Poland
G/SPS/N/POL/14/Add.1
2 May 2000n.a. Meat, foodstuffs of animal origin, non
edible animal raw materials, animal
feedstuffsFood safety n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/266
2 May 2000n.a. Vinclozolin – MRLs in beans and canola Food safety 22 May 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/267
2 May 2000Korea Fugi Variety Apples hosting specified
moths or mitesPlant protection 26 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/268
2 May 2000n.a. Clodinafop-propargyl – MRLs in wheat Food safety 16 May 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/2692 May 2000n.a. Pesticides – Periodic review of pesticide
registrationsFood safety 26 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/184/Add.1
2 May 2000n.a. Coumaphos and Fenitrothion -
Preliminary risk assessment  – Extension
of comment periodFood safety 26 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/238/Add.1
2 May 2000n.a. Livestock – American Identification
Numbering System – Extension of
comment periodFood safety
Animal health16 May 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/270
2 May 2000n.a. Animal drugs – Streptogramins Food safety
Animal health19 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/187/Add.1
2 May 2000n.a. Chlorpyrifos methyl - Revised Risk
analysesFood safety 27 June 2000G/SPS/GEN/180
Page 3Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/199/Add.1
2 May 2000n.a. Trichlorfon and Dicrotophos – Revised
Risk assessmentFood safety 27 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/241/Add.12 May 2000n.a. Pesticide tolerance reassessment and
reregistration – Extension of commentperiodFood safety 15 May 2000
Australia
G/SPS/N/AUS/115
5 May 2000All countries
exporting these
animals to
AustraliaLive pinnipeds – Phocine distemper virus
– Import risk analysesAnimal health 25 June 2000
Australia
G/SPS/N/AUS/116
5 May 2000All countries
exporting this
product to
AustraliaPorcine semen – Foot-and-mouth disease
– Import risk analysesAnimal health 22 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/2715 May 2000Australia Honeybees and honeybee germ plasm –
Pest risk assessmentAnimal health 3 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/272
5 May 2000n.a. Bacteriophages and B-D-Glucuronidase –
Establishment of regulationsFood safety 2 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/273
5 May 2000n.a. Spinosad – MRLs in cattle meat and by –
products, cattle fat, milk and milk fatFood safety 2 June 2000
Uruguay
G/SPS/N/URY/3/Add.1
9 May 2000European
CommunitiesProducts of animal origin, feeding stuffs
and raw materials for their preparation –
DioxinFood safety n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/274
9 May 2000n.a. Food and color additives Food safety 19 July 2000
Peru
G/SPS/N/PER/16 – EMRG9 May 2000n.a. Plantain and banana (Musa spp.)
propagating material and fruitPlant protection
Philippines
G/SPS/N/PHL/17 - EMRG
10 May 2000Japan and South
KoreaAnimals, meat, meat products and by
products – Foot-and mouth-diseaseAnimal healthG/SPS/GEN/180
Page 4Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
MexicoG/SPS/N/MEX/156 – EMRG
16 May 2000n.a. Crustaceans and artemia Protect territory
from other
damage frompests
CanadaG/SPS/N/CAN/85
16 May 2000n.a. Propiconazole – MRLs in cereals, edible
offals and fruitsFood safety 5 June 2000
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/61
16 May 2000All countries
exporting this
product to ChileAnimals and animal products Animal health n.a.
Singapore
G/SPS/N/SGP/9 - EMRG
17 May 2000Japan Beef – Foot-and-mouth disease Animal health
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/275
17 May 2000n.a. Dipotassium phosphate in woody
ornamentals, turfgrasses and non-bearing
fruit and nut tree cropsPlant protection 9 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/276
17 May 2000n.a. Guidance for pesticide registrants on
voluntary pesticide resistance – Managing
labellingAnimal health
Plant protection10 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/277
17 May 2000Mexico Hass avocado Plant health 9 August 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/278
17 May 2000n.a. Malathion – Reregistration eligibility
decisions and tolerance reassessmentsFood safety 10 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/279
17 May 2000n.a. Food contact substances- Direct final rule Food safety 25 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/28017 May 2000n.a. Food contact substances – Companion to
Direct Final RuleFood safety 25 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/281
17 May 2000n.a. Cyhalothrin – MRLs in canola seed,
almond hulls, fruits and tree nutsFood safety 12 June 2000G/SPS/GEN/180
Page 5Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
PeruG/SPS/N/PER/17
19 May 2000n.a. Animals, products and sub-products of
animal originAnimal health
Protect humans
fromanimal/plant
pest or disease
Protect territory
from other
damage frompests9 June 2000
Peru
G/SPS/N/PER/18 - EMRG
19 May 2000Mexico Poultry and poultry products – Newcastle
diseaseAnimal health
United States
G/SPS/USA/282
19 May 2000n.a. Meat and poultry Food safety 14 July 2000
Australia
G/SPS/N/AUS/117
19 May 2000n.a. Salmonid products Animal health No final date
(measures respond to
dispute settlement
finding)
CanadaG/SPS/N/CAN/8622 May 2000n.a. Meat products (poultry) inspection Food safety 12 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/283
24 May 2000n.a. Diazinon – Preliminary risk assessments Food safety 18 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/284
26 May 2000n.a. Glufosinate-ammonium – MRLs in cotton Food safety
Plant protection19 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/219/Add.1
24 May 2000n.a. Triflosystrobin – MRLs in almonds,
fruiting vegetables, hops, potatoes,
sugarbeet and wheatFood safety 19 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/243/Add.1
27 May 2000n.a. Noxious weed regulations Plant protection 19 June 2000G/SPS/GEN/180
Page 6Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
JapanG/SPS/N/JPN/53
24 May 2000n.a. Pesticides – MRLs for 35 pesticides in
vegetables, fruits, coffee, tea, cocoa beans
and seedsFood safety 21 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/28526 May 2000n.a. Geraniol and citronellol to control
Tetranychid mitesFood safety 22 June 2000
European Communities
G/SPS/N/EEC/86
29 May 2000n.a. Minced meat and meat preparations Food safety
Animal health23 June 2000
Indonesia
G/SPS/N/IDN/7
30 May 2000n.a. Live animals, animal products, products of
animal originAnimal health 1 August 2000
Singapore
G/SPS/N/SGP/10
30 May 2000Belgium Meat and egg products – Dioxin Food safety n.a.
Singapore
G/SPS/N/SGP/11
30 May 2000Europe Meat and egg products – Dioxin Food safety n.a.
Turkey
G/SPS/N/TUR/3 – EMRG30 May 2000Belgium, the
Netherlands,France and
GermanyMeat, eggs, milk and their products –
DioxinFood safety
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/286
30 May 2000n.a. Irradiation treatment of fruits and
vegetablesPlant health 25 July 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/287
30 May 2000n.a. Milbemectin in fruits, ornamentals and
non-bearing fruit treesPlant protection 26 June 2000
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/266/Add.1
30 May 2000n.a. Vinclozolin – MRLs in beans and canola –
Extension of comment periodFood safety 4 June 2000
n.a. = not available, not identified
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