WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/341
13 September 2002
(02-4859)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2002
Note by the Secretariat1
                                                     
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO.G/SPS/GEN/341
Page 2Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
MexicoG/SPS/N/MEX/189 – EMRG
5 August 2002Countries trading
these productsPenaeid shrimps – Control of diseases and use
of antibiotics in shrimp farmingFood safety
Animal health
Brazil
G/SPS/N/BRA/672 August 2002South Africa,
Australia, Belgium,France, Israel,
Portugal, Spain,
United States,
Zimbabwe and
other countriesinterested in
exporting these
products to BrazilLive adult ostriches – Certification from
accredited establishment and quarantineexaminations for Newcastle disease, avian
influenza, salmonellosis and mycoplasmosisAnimal health
Protect territory fromother damage from
pests26 August 2002
Brazil
G/SPS/N/BRA/65/Corr.1
12 August 2002Countries that
export these
products to BrazilVegetable products – Pest risk analysis –
Change of date of entry into forcePlant protection not established
Brazil
G/SPS/N/BRA/66/Corr.1
12 August 2002Countries exporting
to BrazilVegetable products – Revision of harmonized
Mercosur regulations – Notification of
duplicationPlant protection not established
Colombia
G/SPS/N/COL/635 August 2002Countries trading
these products withColombiaBovine animals – Bovine tuberculosis Animal health 1 October 2002
New Zealand
G/SPS/N/NZL/161/Add.1
2 August 2002All countries Enactment of legislation providing for
temporary moratorium on release of GMOs
into environmentProtect territory from
other damage from
pestsn.a.
Chinese Taipei
G/SPS/N/TPKM/6
5 August 2002Countries exporting
these products to
Chinese TaipeiVarious pesticide MRLs in fruits, citrus,
vegetables, tea and nutsFood safety 25 September 2002
Peru
G/SPS/N/PER/42
7 August 2002Food and beverages
of national or
foreign originSampling procedures for microbiological risks
in various food groupsFood safety 30 September 2002
Colombia
G/SPS/N/COL/64 – EMRG
6 August 2002Paraguay Bovine animals, sheep, swine and by-products
– Verification of epidemiological situationAnimal healthG/SPS/GEN/341
Page 3Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/626
7 August 2002Any trading
partnersZeta-cypermethrin – Establishment of MRLs
in vegetables and peanutsFood safety 3 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/249/Add.37 August 2002n.a. Fludioxonil – Establishment of MRLs in
various fruits – Final ruleFood safety Objections and
requests forhearings on or
before
1 October 2002
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/587/Add.1
7 August 2002n.a. Fludioxonil – Establishment of MRLs in
various fruits – Final ruleFood safety Objections and
requests for
hearings on or
before1 October 2002
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/501/Add.1
7 August 2002n.a. Butylate – Reassessment of tolerance Food safety n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/579/Add.1
7 August 2002n.a. Acephate, amitraz, carbaryl, chlorpyrifos,
cryolite, et al. – Revocation of tolerancesFood safety Objections and
requests for
hearings on or
before
30 September 2002
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/592/Add.17 August 2002Trading partners Sodium copper chlorophyllin added to the list
of colour additives – confirmation of effectivedate – Final ruleFood safety n.a.
Colombia
G/SPS/N/COL/39/Rev.1 – EMRG
8 August 2002Countries listed in
the notificationAll live plant material – Pink Hibiscus Mealy
Bug ( Maconellicoccus hirsutus  (Green))Plant protection
Mexico
G/SPS/N/MEX/190 – EMRG
9 August 2002Eucalyptus trees – Eucalyptus Psyllid Plant protection
Protect territory from
other damage from
pests
ColombiaG/SPS/N/COL/65
13 August 2002Countries trading
these products with
ColombiaBovine animals, sheep, swine and other
susceptible species and products thereof –
FMDAnimal health 22 September 2002G/SPS/GEN/341
Page 4Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
ArgentinaG/SPS/N/ARG/67/Add.1
15 August 2002All countries
trading these
products withArgentinaEstablishment of sanitary and phytosanitary
requirements and operating procedures for the
import of goods of animal or plant origin –Extension of the comment periodFood safety
Animal health
Plant protectionProtect humans from
animal/plant pest or
disease
Protect territory from
other damage frompests18 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/627
14 August 2002Any trading
partners2-ethyhexyl glucopyranoside – Exemption
from the requirement of a toleranceFood safety 6 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/628
14 August 2002Any trading
partnersEthephon – Request to establish MRLs in
coffee and beansFood safety 6 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/629
14 August 2002Any trading
partnersSethoxydim – Request to establish MRLs in
various commoditiesFood safety 6 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/630
14 August 2002Any trading
partnersMesotrione – Request to establish MRLs in
cornFood safety 6 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/63114 August 2002Any trading
partnersTrichlorfon – Tolerance reassessment decision Food safety EPA maintaining
open docket.
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/557/Add.1
14 August 2002n.a. Methyl Anthranilate - Exemption from the
requirement of a toleranceFood safety Objections and
requests for
hearings on or
before
7 October 2002
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/596/Add.1
14 August 2002n.a. 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with
ethyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-methyl-2-
propenoate, ammonium salt – Exemption fromthe requirement of a toleranceFood safety Objections and
requests for
hearings on orbefore
7 October 2002G/SPS/GEN/341
Page 5Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
TaiwanG/SPS/N/TPKM/7 - EMRG
19 August 2002United States and
CanadaLive cervids, cervid semen and embryos/ova –
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)Animal health
Brazil
G/SPS/N/BRA/6819 August 2002All countries
exporting wheat toBrazilWheat ( Triticum spp) – Phytosanitary
requirements for entry and samplingPlant protection
Protect territory fromother damage from
pestsNot established
Brazil
G/SPS/N/BRA/69 – EMRG
19August 2002All regions and
countriesJelly confectionery containing the food
additive INS 425 Gum konjac (Konjac flour or
Konjak Glucomanan or Konnyaku)Food safety
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/110
19 August 2002All countries
exporting these
products to ChilePhytosanitary requirements for dried fruit and
vegetablesPlant protection 30 September 2002
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/111
19 August 2002All countries
exporting these
products to ChilePhytosanitary requirements for dried chilli
peppers and paprikaPlant protection 30 September 2002
Chile
G/SPS/N/CHL/11219 August 2002All countries
exporting theseproducts to ChilePhytosanitary requirements for underground
structures for the vegetative propagation ofornamental speciesPlant protection 30 September 2002
Colombia
G/SPS/N/COL/66
19 August 2002Countries trading
these products with
ColombiaVeterinary  medicines – Certification of Good
Manufacturing PracticesAnimal health 15 October 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/632
29 August 2002Any trading
partnersTetrachlorvinphos – Reassessment of 11 meat
commodity tolerancesFood safety n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/633
29 August 2002Any trading
partnersOrganophosphate pesticides  - Reassessment of
additional non-contributing commodity
tolerancesFood safety n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/634
21 August 2002Any trading
partnersClopyralid – Requests for MRLs in various
commoditiesFood safety 13 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/63521 August 2002Any trading
partnersMethoxyfenozide – Request for MRLs in
vegetables and fruitsFood safety 13 September 2002G/SPS/GEN/341
Page 6Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/560/Add.1
21 August 2002n.a. Chlorsulfuron - Pesticide tolerance – Final rule Food safety Objections and
requests for
hearings on orbefore
15 October 2002
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/620/Corr.1
21 August 2002Any trading
partnersLindane - Requests for amendments to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations -
CorrigendumFood safety n.a.
Australia
G/SPS/N/AUS/142/Corr.1
21 August 2002Philippines Fresh Cavendish bananas – Notification
duplicationPlant protection n.a.
Korea
G/SPS/N/KOR/113 – EMRG
23 August 2002England, Scotland,
Wales and
Guernsey (UnitedKingdom)All propagative and non-propagative materials
of host plants – Sudden Oak Death DiseasePlant protection
Korea
G/SPS/N/KOR/114
23 August 2002All countries
exporting these
products to KoreaInspections for total mercury, lead and OTC in
living aquatic animals intended for farming at
domestic environmentsFood safety 15 October 2002
Korea
G/SPS/N/KOR/115
23 August 2002n.a. Pesticides – MRLs in various commodities and
aflatoxin levels in milkFood safety 16 October 2002
Canada
G/SPS/N/CAN/142
28 August 2002All countries and
territories including
continental United
StatesAquatic plants and plants associated with
forest products – Import requirementsPlant protection 18 October 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/63629 August 2002Trading partners Bees and related articles – Exotic bee diseases
and parasitesAnimal health 18 November 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/637
29 August 2002Any trading
partnersPronamide – Tolerance reassessment decisions Food safety 20 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/638
29 August 2002Any trading
partnersBAY MKH-6561 – Request to establish MRLs
in wheat, meat and meat by-products and milkFood safety 20 September 2002G/SPS/GEN/341
Page 7Notification/
Date of CirculationRegion/Country
affected
(as identified)"Product" or issue ObjectiveDeadline for
submission of
comments
United StatesG/SPS/N/USA/639
29 August 2002Any trading
partnersDimethomorph – Request to establish MRLs in
dried cone hop, lettuce, curcubit and bulb
vegetablesFood safety 20 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/64029 August 2002Any trading
partnersGlufosinate-ammonium – Request to establish
MRLs in blueberry, lingonberry, juneberry andsalalFood safety 20 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/641
29August 2002Any trading
partnersSpinosad – Request to establish MRLs in fig,
herbs, root vegetables dry bulb onion,
caneberry, grape, raisin and peanutFood safety 20 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/642
29 August 2002Any trading
partnersSulfuric acid used in various commodities Food safety 20 September 2002
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/388/Add.1
29 August 2002n.a. Withdrawal of the marking requirements rules
for and prohibitions on the re-importation of
imported food products that have been refused
admission into the United StatesFood safety n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/431/Add.129 August 2002n.a. Importation of artificially dwarfed plants –
Longhorned beetles – Final rulePlant protection n.a.
United States
G/SPS/N/USA/622/Add.1
29 August 2002n.a. Clomazone – Establishment of a tolerance in
or on peppermint tops and spearmint tops –
Final ruleFood safety n.a.
n.a. = not available, not identified
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