G/SPS/N/SGP/66  
 
30 April 2020  
(20-3368) 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):  Pasteurised shell eggs: HS Code 04079010  
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 Pasteurised 
Shell Eggs . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SGP/20_3025_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Pasteurised shell eggs are eggs which are subject to in -shell 
heat treatment, but are not cooked during pasteurisation. The Veterinary Conditions for 
Importation of Pasteurised Shell Eggs is a set of conditions established to facilitate trade 
in pasteuris ed shell eggs. This set of conditions is developed with reference to the 
Veterinary Conditions for Importation of Table Eggs . 
The veterinary conditions for Importation of Pasteurised Shell Eggs are as attached with 
this notification.  
7. Objective and rati onale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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) : OIE TAHC Chapter 10.4  
[ ] International Plant Pro tection 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/SGP/66  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.sfa.gov.sg/explore -by-sections/food/ bringing -food-into-singapore -and-
exporting/commercial -food-imports . (available in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2020.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : July 2020.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : July 2020.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2020  
Agency or authority designated to h andle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Food Regulatory Management 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 ava ilable) of other body:   
The texts of Veterinary Import Conditions for Pasteurised Shell Eggs can be found at 
https://www.sfa.gov.sg/explore -by-sections/food/bringing -food-into-singapore -and-
exporting/commercial -food-imports . 
 
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Food Regulatory Management Division  
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
Email: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg