G/SPS/N/HKG/46  
 
9 March 2021  
(21-1981) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  HONG KONG, CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the 
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region  
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):  Equine animals  
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:  Revised export health certificates for permanent import 
of horses into Hong Kong , China . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/HKG/21_1671_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  An amendment to the testing requirements for equine 
piroplasmosis, which requires two of the OIE manual recommended serological tests for 
international trade (the IFAT and cELISA) to be carried out during pre -export isolation for 
horses to be permanently imported into Hong Kong, China.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant intern ational standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter numb er): Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 12.7 - Article 12.7.2  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/HKG/46  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 March 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department  
Import and Export Division  
5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices  
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road; Kowloon; Hong Kong  
Fax: +(852) 2375 3563  
E-mail: icsenquiry@afcd.gov.hk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department  
Import and Export Division  
5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices  
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road; Kowloon; Hong Kong  
Fax: +(852) 2375 3563  
E-mail: icsenquiry@afcd.gov.hk