G/SPS/N/SGP/74  
5 January 2022  
(22-0026) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Singapore Food Agency  
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):  Beef and beef products (HS Codes: 0201, 0202, 1601, 1602)  
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:  Veterinary Conditions for Importation of Beef and Beef 
Products . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SGP/22_0009_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The veterinary conditions for importation of beef and beef 
products have been revised with reference to the OIE's Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(TAHC). The main revisions are for the requirements related to Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE), specifi cally on specified risk materials and mechanically separated 
meat, and the condition on country/zone freedom from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).  
A summary of the revisions can be found here:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SGP/22_0009_00_e.pdf  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  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 international 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 number) :  
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapters 8.8 and 11.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propo sed 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/SGP/74  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2022  
[ ] Trade faci litating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Joint Operations Division  
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
Email: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The texts of the Veterinary Conditions for Importation of Beef and Beef Products can be 
found at https://www.sfa.gov.sg/explore -by-sections/food/bringing -food-into-singapore -
and-exporting/commercial -food-import s. 
 
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Joint Operations Division  
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
Email: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg