G/SPS/N/BLZ/10  
 
4 April 2022  
(22-2703) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BELIZE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  HS Code(s): 2309, 0407, 0105  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Poultry Health) 
Regulations, 2022 . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  41 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BLZ/22_2418_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Poultry Health Regulations set out disease 
prevention, control and eradication measures for OIE listed poultry diseases, particularly 
for Avian influenza and Newcastle Disease, as well as for diseases and conditions of 
national importance. They also provide an enabling structure to implement diseas e 
surveillance for early detection and rapid response with the ultimate goal of preventing, 
controlling and eradicating poultry disease in Belize.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related t ext):  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
2021 (Chapters 1.2 -1.4, 2.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.13, 4.14, 4.16, 4.18, 6.5, 7.5, 
7.6, 10.1 -10.9)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BLZ/10  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 May 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) of other body:   
Belize Agricultural Health Authority  
Corner of Hummingbird Highway and Forest Drive  
City of Belmopan  
Belize, Central America  
E-mail: baha.sps@baha.org.bz  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Belize Agricultural Health Authority  
Corner of Hummingbird Highway and Forest Drive  
City of Belmopan  
Belize, Central America  
E-mail: baha.sps@baha.org.bz  
Website: http://www.baha.org.bz  
 
Directorate General for Foreign Trade  
Belize The Leigh Richardson Building, North Ring Road  
Belmopan  
Belize, Central America  
E-mail: olabanji.ogunjobi@mft.gov.bz