WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/467 
16 February 2004 
 (04-0610) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
   
 
 
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATION S CIRCULATED DURING 2003 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
 
 For the information of the Committee, the S ecretariat has compiled the following summary 
identifying all documents which have been su bmitted by Members and observer International 
Intergovernmental Organizations, as well as those prep ared by the Secretariat, with relation to the 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures during calendar year 2003.2  
This summary includes notifications and revised notifications, but does not include addenda and 
corrigenda to notifications. 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared  under the Secretariat's own respon sibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. 
2For documents issued in 2002, see G/SPS/GEN/372.  G/SPS/GEN/467 
Page 2 NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPS DOCUMENTS 
 
Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Argentina ARG/71  G/SPS/W/123/Add.1 Paragraph 5 of the Decision on Equivalence:  
Guidance for accelerated  procedures for the 
recognition of equivalence of products historically traded 20.05.03 
   G/SPS/W/123/Add.2 Idem  – Guidelines for accelerated procedures for the 
recognition of equivalence of SPS measures 08.10.03 
   G/SPS/W/130 Comments on the proposed clarification of 
paragraph 7 of the Decision on Equivalence 24.03.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/377 Evolution of the FMD disease eradication plan in 
Argentina 26.03.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/425 & Corr.1 Special meet ing on the strengthening of national 
notification authorities 18.09.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/433 Implementa tion of the regionaliza tion principle 22.10.03 
Australia AUS/145-157  G/SPS/GEN/429 Special m eeting of the SPS Committee on enquiry 
points – 31 October 2003 14.10.03 
Barbados   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.30 Questionnair e on technical as sistance 05.02.03 
Belgium BEL/9     
Bulgaria BGR/7-18     
Brazil BRA/75-78 
BRA/80-90 BRA/74 
BRA/79    
Brunei 
Darussalam  BHR/4    
G/SPS/GEN/394 Risk assessment on BS E in cattle in Canada 08.05.03 
G/SPS/GEN/415 Update on BSE 23.07.03 Canada CAN/153/Rev.1 
CAN/157/Rev.1 & Rev.2 
CAN/158-160 
CAN/162-178 
CAN/181/Rev.1-195 CAN/157 
CAN/161/Rev.1 & Rev.2 
CAN/179-180 
G/SPS/GEN/448 Developments in Ca nada regarding BSE 30.10.03 
Cameroon   G/SPS/GEN/401 Technical  assistance 20.05.03   G/SPS/GEN/467
 Page 3Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/129 Comments on Chapte r 6 of the SPS Agreement – 
Regionalization 21.03.03 
G/SPS/W/140 & Rev.1 Draft decision on the implementation of Article 6 of 
the SPS Agreement 23.10.03 
30.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/381 Additional comment s on Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement – Regionalization 01.04.03 Chile CHL/121-127 
CHL/129-134 
CHL/136-150 
CHL/154-167 CHL/128 
CHL/135 
CHL/151-153 
G/SPS/GEN/383 Chile:  free of avian influenza 02.04.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/435 Implementation of  ISPM no. 15 "Guidelines for 
regulating wood packaging material in international 
trade" in national standards 23.10.03 
China CHN/17-43 CHN/16 G/SPS/W/131 & Corr.1 Proposal for amending the recommended 
transparency procedures relating to the comment 
period of SPS notifications 31.03.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/378 Report of the analysis on SPS notifications in 2002 31.03.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/452 China's transiti onal review mechanism 11.11.03 
Colombia COL/69 
COL/71-72 COL/70 
 G/SPS/GEN/391 Response to the reque st by Argentina – FMD 08.05.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/420 Foot-and -mouth disease 11.08.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/434 Questions posed by Colombia to the European 
Commission regarding notif ication G/SPS/N/DEU/9 22.10.03 
Costa Rica   G/SPS/GEN/347/Rev.1/ 
Add.1 Honduras – Restrictions in absolute terms on the 
entry of poultry meat from Costa Rica – Additional 
questions 11.02.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/412 Inclusion in the list of third countries in the European 
market for organic plant products  21.07.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/422 Costa Rica accepted by Switzerland and the 
principality of Liechtenstein for inclusion in their list 
of third counties for organic plant products 14.08.03 
Croatia   G/SPS/GEN/416 Import measures on live animals and meat pr oducts 01.08.03 
Cyprus   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.32 Questionnair e on technical as sistance 24.03.03  G/SPS/GEN/467 
Page 4 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
Czech Rep.   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
Dominican 
Republic   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.33 
& Corr.1 Questionnaire on techni cal assistance 25.03.03 
Egypt   G/SPS/W/143 SPS and developing countries – Transparency:  
(Article 10.1) "Pre-notification" 05.11.03 
El Salvador SLV/46-54     
Estonia   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03   G/SPS/GEN/467
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/137 China's transitional re view mechanism – Questions to 
China 02.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/390 The Avian Influenza situa tion in EC member States 07.05.03 
G/SPS/GEN/405 Response to the comments from Argentina 
(G/SPS/GEN/354) to the replies by the European 
Commission to the comments provided by several 
WTO Members to the legislative proposals notified under either or both G/TBT/N/EEC/6 – 
G/SPS/N/EEC/149 and either or both 
G/TBT/N/EEC/7 – G/SPS/N/EEC/150 19.06.03 
G/SPS/GEN/414 The Avian Influenza situa tion in EC member States 23.07.03 
G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
G/SPS/GEN/455 Comments from the EC notification authority and 
enquiry point to the issues proposed for consideration by the Secretariat and to Members reactions – Special 
meeting of the SPS Committee on the operation of 
enquiry points – 31 October 2003 20.11.03 
G/SPS/GEN/456 & Corr.1 The EC notifica tion authority and enquiry point for 
the WTO SPS Agreement:  Operational procedures 
and recent experience – Reflection Note – Special meeting of the SPS Committee on the operation of 
enquiry points – 31 October 2003 05.12.03 European 
Communities EEC/182-204 
EEC/206 
EEC/208-226 
EEC/228-230 EEC/205 
EEC/207 
EEC/227 
G/SPS/GEN/461 Review of the SPS Agreement – Update on 
adaptation to regional conditions 12.12.03 
   JOB(03)/110 Comments on Argentina's proposal 
(G/SPS/W/123/Add.1) 11.06.03 
France FRA/4-6     
Georgia GEO/18-22     
Germany DEU/7-9     
Guatemala GTM/10-20      G/SPS/GEN/467 
Page 6 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Hong Kong, China  HKG/20    
Hungary HUN/16-17 
HUN/19 HUN/18 G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparen cy – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
Indonesia IDN/19     
Jamaica  JAM/6    
Japan JPN/92-104 
JPN/106-110 JPN/105 JOB(03)/194 Comments on the special and differential proposals 
set out in JOB(03)/100 02.10.03 
Jordan JOR/4 JOR/3    
Korea KOR/123-128 
KOR/130-141 
KOR/143-149 KOR/129 
KOR/142    
Latvia   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
Lithuania   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
Malaysia  MYS/13-15    
Malta   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European Communities 30.09.03 
Mauritania   G/SPS/GEN/457 Proposal on the op eration of enqu iry points for 
sanitary and phytosanitary measures 05.12.03 
Mauritius MUS/10 MUS/11      G/SPS/GEN/467
 Page 7Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/136 Transparency 04.09.03 
G/SPS/GEN/382 Sanitary and phytosan itary measures – Technical co-
operation programme 01.04.03 Mexico MEX/192 
MEX/195-203 MEX/191 
MEX/193-194 
MEX/204 
G/SPS/GEN/387 Communication from Mexico – Mexican official 
standards 15.04.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/388 Comments on Article 6 of the SPS Agreement – 
Regionalization 01.05.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/440 Regionalization – Information for the recognition of 
fruit fly-free areas 28.10.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/451 Special meeting on the strengthening of national 
notification authorities 31.10.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/459 The Supplement to the National Standardization 
Programme 05.12.03 
Netherlands NLD/59-60     
New Zealand NZL/198-210 
NZL/214-230 NZL/236 
NZL/241-273 NZL/211-213 
NZL/231-235 NZL/237-240 G/SPS/GEN/392 Japan's of ficial control rest rictions 08.05.03 
Nicaragua NIC/1-18     
Norway NOR/7-10     
Pakistan   G/SPS/GEN/436 Special meeting of the SPS Committee on the 
operation of enquiry points – Communication by the 
Department of Plant Protection 24.10.03 
Panama PAN/41  G/SPS/GEN/438 Sp ecial meeting on the st rengthening of national 
enquiry points and notification authorities 28.10.03  G/SPS/GEN/467 
Page 8 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Paraguay   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.34 Questionnair e on technical as sistance 15.07.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/413 Foot-and -mouth disease 21.07.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/454 Health informa tion concerning FMD 18.11.03 
G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31 Questionnaire on technical assi stance 06.03.03 
G/SPS/GEN/386 Peru:  Country free fr om "Citrus black spot", "Sweet 
orange scab" and "Citrus canker" 15.04.02 
G/SPS/GEN/417 Peru initiates a pr ocess for the declaration and 
recognition of areas free from  and of low prevalence 
of fruit flies Ceratitis capitata  and Anastrepha spp 01.08.03 Peru PER/44-47 
PER/49-50 PER/52-53 
PER/56 
PER/58-61 PER63-65 PER/48 
PER/51 PER/54-55 
PER/57 
PER/62  G/SPS/GEN/418 Peru close to eradica ting foot-and-mouth disease 01.08.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/444 Asparagus integrat ed pest management 29.10.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/445 Fruit fly-free areas  and areas of low prevalence of 
fruit flies 29.10.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/446 Monitoring and cont rol of poultry diseases 29.10.03 
Philippines PHL/49 
 PHL/46-48    
Poland   G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transparency  – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European Communities 30.09.03 
Romania ROM/4     
Senegal   G/SPS/GEN/441 Special meeting of the SPS Committee on the 
operation of enquiry points 28.10.03 
Singapore SGP/23-25       G/SPS/GEN/467
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Slovakia   G/SPS/GEN/426 &Corr.1 Transparency – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European 
Communities 30.09.03 
Slovenia SVN/18-21  G/SPS/GEN/426 & Corr.1 Transpar ency – Joint communication of Cyprus, the 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hu ngary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the European Communities 30.09.03 
South Africa ZAF/15-17  G/SPS/GEN/373 The failure of  the European Communities to amend 
EC Directive 2001/661/EC allowing the import of bone in meat from ovine/caprine species from 
countries zoned free from FMD without vaccination 26.02.03 
Spain ESP/2     
Sri Lanka   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.2/ 
Rev.2 Questionnaire on techni cal assistance 06.06.03 
Switzerland CHE/32     
Chinese 
Taipei TPKM/15-25  G/SPS/W/138 Ch ina's transitional review mechanism – Questions to 
China 02.10.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/402 & Corr.1 Eradication of FMD disease in Chinese Taipei 27.05.03 
   G/SPS/GEN/419 Approval of FMD-fr ee with vaccination status 11.08.03 
   JOB(03)/114 Comments on Argentina's proposal 
(G/SPS/W/123/Add.1) 17.06.03 
Thailand THA/93-107 THA/108 G/SPS/GEN/450 Thailand 's implementation of the transparency 
provisions under the SPS Agreement 31.10.03 
Trinidad and 
Tobago  TTO/2/Rev.1-TTO/4     G/SPS/GEN/467 
Page 10 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/139 China's transitional re view mechanism – Questions to 
China 20.10.03 
G/SPS/W/141 Elaboration of the prop osal to enhance transparency 
of special and differential treatment in favour of developing country Members 27.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3 Tech nical assistance to developing countries 
provided by the United States 19.06.03 
G/SPS/GEN/379 Mexican re strictions on US dry beans – Request for 
explanation (Article 5.8) 31.03.03 United States USA/654-688 
USA/690-696 
USA/698-704 
USA/706-721 USA/723-748 
USA/750-843 USA/689 
USA/697 
USA/705 
USA/722 USA/749 
G/SPS/GEN/400 Venezuela's sanita ry import permits 19.05.03 
Uruguay   G/SPS/GEN/389 Measures taken by Ur uguay with regard to BSE 07.05.03 
Venezuela VEN/1-11  G/SPS/GEN/442 Executiv e report by Venezuela 28.10.03  G/SPS/GEN/467 
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DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS 
 
Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
CODEX G/SPS/GEN/393 Recent activities of  the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission 08.05.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/404 The international porta l for food safety, plant, and 
animal health (IPFSAPH) 12.06.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/447 Info rmation on activities of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission 29.10.03 
IPPC G/SPS/GEN/439 Equiva lence 27.10.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/449 Summary of the work  of the IPPC – June-October 
2003 30.10.03 
OIE G/SPS/GEN/380 List of seminars and workshops organized by the 
OIE in 2002 and planned for 2003 31.03.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/406 Guidelines fo r reaching a judgement of 
equivalence of sanitary measures 19.06.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/407 Issues of interest to the SPS Committee discussed 
by the OIE International Committee at the 71st 
General Session 19.06.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/437 Implementing the st andards of the OIE 28.10.03 
IICA G/SPS/GEN/376 Actions aimed at  implementing the WTO SPS 
Agreement 25.03.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/427 IICA's experien ce in implementing the WTO 
Agreement on SPS 13.10.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/431 Actions aimed at  implementing the WTO SPS 
Agreement 21.10.03 
OIRSA G/SPS/GEN/395 Report on activitie s undertaken by OIRSA in 
relation to the SPS Agreement 08.05.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/408 Report on activitie s undertaken by OIRSA in 
relation to the SPS Agreement 20.06.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/443 Report on activitie s undertaken by OIRSA in 
relation to the SPS Agreement 29.10.03 
COSAVE G/SPS/GEN/369 Notification of COSAVE standards 28.01.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/432 Idem   21.10.03 
 G/SPS/GEN/467 
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DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT 
  
Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/19/Add.2 Decision on the implementation of Article 4 of the SPS 
Agreement – Decision by the Committee 15.07.03 
G/SPS/25 Decision to modify and extend the provisional procedure to 
monitor the process of international harmonization – Adopted by 
the Committee on 25 June 2003 01.07.03 
G/SPS/26 Special and differential treatment proposals – Schedule of work – 
Decision by the Committee 02.07.03 
G/SPS/27 & Corr.1 Implementation and special and differential treatment – Report by 
the Chairman to the General Council 04.07.03 
G/SPS/28 & Corr.1 Procedure to monitor the process of international harmonization – 
Fifth annual report 07.07.03 
G/SPS/29 Report to the Council for Trade in Goods on China's transitional 
review 11.11.03 
G/SPS/30 Implementation and special and differential treatment – Report by 
the Chairman to the General Council 20.11.03 
G/SPS/W/78/Rev.2 International intergovernmental organizations – Requests for 
observer status in the SPS Committee – Revision 29.01.03 
G/SPS/W/102/Rev.1 Questionnaire on SPS-related web sites  21.10.03 
G/SPS/W/103/Rev.1 Questionnaire on the operation of SPS enquiry pints and national 
notification authorities 15.09.03 
G/SPS/W/128 &Rev.1 to 3 Clarification of pa ragraph 7 of the Decision on Equivalence 04.03.03 
16.05.03 10.06.03 
02.07.03 
G/SPS/W/132 & Rev.1 Elaboration of the proposal to enhance transparency of special 
and differential treatment within the SPS Agreement 20.05.03 
08.07.03 
G/SPS/W/133 Procedure to monitor the process of international harmonization – 
Draft Fifth Annual Report 06.06.03 
G/SPS/W/134 Review of the provisional procedure to monitor the process of 
international harmonization 10.06.03 
G/SPS/W/135 Special and differential treatment proposals – Schedule of work – 
Proposal by the Chairman 13.06.03 
G/SPS/W/142 Draft decision on further clarification of paragraph 5 of the 
Decision on Equivalence (G/SPS/19) 30.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.10 & 
Rev.11 Implementation of the transparency obligations as of 
24 March 2003 25.03.03 
24.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.5 Membership in WTO and in ternational standard-setting bodies 24.03.03 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.3 Specific trade concerns 26.03.03 
G/SPS/GEN/368 Notification issued during th e month of December 2002 17.01.03 
G/SPS/GEN/370 Idem  – January 2003 11.02.03 
G/SPS/GEN/374 Idem  – February 2003 14.03.03 
G/SPS/GEN/385 Idem  – March 2003 14.04.03 
G/SPS/GEN/396 Idem  – April 2003 13.05.03 
G/SPS/GEN/403 11.06.03 
G/SPS/GEN/410 Idem  – May 2003 
Idem  – June 2003 10.07.03  G/SPS/GEN/467 
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Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/421 Idem  – July 2003 11.08.03 
G/SPS/GEN/424 Idem  – August 2003 15.09.03 
G/SPS/GEN/428 Idem  – September 2003 13.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/453 Idem  – October 2003 14.11.03 
G/SPS/GEN/460 Idem  – November 2003 11.12.03 
G/SPS/GEN/371 The standards and trade de velopment facility (STDF) 18.02.03 
G/SPS/GEN/372 Documents and notifications circulated  during 2002 25.02.03 
G/SPS/GEN/409 Dates of meetings of the SPS Committee – 2004 01.07.03 
G/SPS/GEN/423 Operation of the standards and trade development facilitity 
(STDF) 27.08.03 
G/SPS/GEN/430 Issues for consideration – Speci al meeting of the SPS Committee 
on the operation of enquiry points – 31 October 2003 14.10.03 
G/SPS/GEN/458 Special meeting of the SPS Committee on the operation of 
enquiry points – 31 October 2003 – Presentations by participants 12.12.03 
G/SPS/R/28 Meeting of 7-8 November 2003 05.02.03 
G/SPS/R/29 & Corr.1 Meeting of  2-3 April 2003 17.06.03 
G/SPS/R/30 &Corr.1-3 Meeting of 24-25 Ju ne 2003 04.09.03 
G/SPS/R/31 & Corr.1 Meeting of  29-30 October 2003 23.12.03 
JOB(03)/62 Annotated draft agenda – Meeting o 2-3 April 2003 25.03.03 
JOB(03)/100 Proposals on special and differentia l treatment referred to the SPS 
Committee – Message from the Ch airman of the SPS Committee 23.05.03 
JOB(03)/115 Annotated draft agenda – Meeting of 24-25 June 2003 18.06.03 
JOB(03)/203 Annotated draft agenda – Meeting of 29.30 October 2003 22.10.03 
JOB(03)/204 Special meeting on the operatio n of SPS enquiry points – 
Programme 31.10.03 
G/SPS/INF/15 Seminar on technical assistance and capacity building related to 
the SPS Agreement – 5 November 2002 – List of representatives 10.02.03 
G/SPS/ENQ/14/Add.1 & 
Add.2 National enquiry points 26.03.03 
17.06.03 
G/SPS/ENQ/15 Idem   24.10.03 
G/SPS/ENQ/16 & Corr.1 Idem   05.12.03 
G/SPS/NNA/4/Add.1 & 
Add.2 National notification authorities 28.03.03 
17.06.03 
G/SPS/NNA/5 & Corr.1 Idem   24.10.03 
G/SPS/NNA/6 & Corr.1 Idem   05.12.03 
G/L/661 Report (2003) on the activities of the SPS Committee  
 
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