G/SPS/N/VUT/2  
18 December 2023  
(23-8639) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VANUATU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity  
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):  Meat means all parts of domestic bovine, porcine, caprine, ovine and 
equine animals suitable for human consumption but exclu des poultry meat  
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:  Meat Industry Act 1991 . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  13 
https://biosecurity.gov.vu/images/Legislation/Acts/Meat -Industry -Act-1991.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VUT/23_13096_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  An Act to make provisions fo r the regulation and control of the 
meat processing industry and for matters connected therewith.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terri tory 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VUT/2  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Meat Industry Regulation s (available in English)  
https://biosecurity.gov.vu/images/Legislation/Regulations/mir287 -2.pdf 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 June 1991  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 17 June 1991  
[ ] 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, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Biosecurity Vanuatu  
PMB 9086, Tagabe Road  
Port Vila  
Tel: +(678) 33 580  
 +(678) 23 519  
 +(678) 23 185  
E-mail: biosecurity@vanuatu.gov.vu  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Biosecurity Vanuatu  
PMB 9086, Tagabe Road  
Port Vila  
Tel: +(678) 33 580  
 +(678) 23 519  
 +(678) 23 185  
E-mail: biosecurity@vanuatu.gov.vu