G/SPS/N/SGP/73  
20 December 2021  
(21-9495) Page: 1/3 
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):  Poultry meat and meat products (HS Codes: 0207, 0210, 1601, 
1602), eggs and egg products including hatching eggs (HS Codes: 0407, 0408), live 
domestic birds and day old chicks (HS Code: 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:  Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Poultry and 
Poultry Products ; Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Table Eggs ; Veterinary 
Conditions For Importation of Egg Product s; Veterinary Conditions For Importation of 
Pasteurised Shell Eggs ; Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Domestic Birds ; 
Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Hatching Eggs ; Veterinary Conditions For 
Importation of Day Old Chicks . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 
4, 4 (16 in total)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SGP/21_7604_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The following veterinary conditions for importation of poultry, 
poultry products and eggs have been reviewed to align the conditions regarding Avian 
Influenza with the OIE's Terrestrial Animal Health Code (TAHC) Chapter 10.4 Infection with 
High Pathogenic ity Avian Influenza Viruses that was adopted at the OIE 88th General 
Session in May 2021:  
1. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products ; 
2. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Table Eggs ; 
3. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of E gg Product ; 
4. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Pasteurised Shell Eggs ; 
5. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Domestic Birds ; 
6. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Hatching Eggs ; 
7. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Day Old Chicks . 
A summary  of the revisions is here:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SGP/21_7604_01_e.pdf . 
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.   G/SPS/N/SGP/73  
 
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  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, 
Chapter  10.4 
[ ] 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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Same as date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Same as date of circulation of the 
notification.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Same as date of circulation of the notification.  
[X] Trade facilitating 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/Risk Management and Surveillance Department  
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
E-mail: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg  G/SPS/N/SGP/73  
 
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  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 following veterinary import conditions:  
1. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products  
2. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Table Eggs  
3. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Egg Product  
4. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Pasteurised Shell Eggs  
are attached with this notification and can also be found at https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food -
import -export/commercial -food-imports . 
 
The texts of the following veterinary import conditions:  
5. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Domestic Birds  
6. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Hatching Eggs  
7. Veterinary Conditions For Importation of Day Old Chicks  
are attached with this notification and can also be found at https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food -
import -export/import -export -transshipment -of-live-poultry -livestock . 
 
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Joint Operations Division/Risk M anagement and Surveillance Department  
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
E-mail: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg