G/SPS/N/SGP/26/Add.2  
 
6 June 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 6 June 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore. 
 
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 Import of birds, poultry and poultry products from countries affected by avian influenza (AI) 
In our notification G/SPS/N/SGP/26/Add.1 of 4 February 2013, AVA notified that Singapore would 
use the terms "notifiable avian influenza" (NAI) for import of birds, poultry and poultry products to 
Singapore, in line with Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (TAHC). However, since the 81
st OIE General Session in May 2013, OIE revised the terminology used in the TAHC to 
"infection with avian influenza viruses" only, dropping the term "notifiable". 
Singapore will similarly revise the veterinary conditions for import of birds, poultry and poultry 
products to drop the term "notifiable", and reduce  the country freedom period from HPAI and LPAI 
to three (3) months after a stamping out poli cy (including disinfection of all affected 
establishments) is applied. 
Singapore's import policy remains unchanged, which is  to restrict imports from countries with AI 
outbreaks caused by any influenza A viruses which are notifiable to OIE, as well as in the country 
of export. This includes all viruses of the H5 or H7 subtypes or by any AI virus with an intravenous 
pathogenicity index (IVPI) greater than 1.2. This is in accordance with Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
The current veterinary condition pertaining to AI is as follows: 
1. "the country has been free from notifiable avian influenza (NAI) for the past six (6) months 
prior to export"; 
and will be revised to include the following: 
1. "Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and H5 and H7 low pathogenicity avian influenza 
(LPAI) are notifiable diseases in the country of export"; 
2. "the country has been free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) for the past three 
(3) months prior to export"; and  
3. "the country has been free from low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) of the H5 and H7 
subtypes for the past three (3) months prior to export". 
We will be accepting comments for a period of sixty days from the date of circulation of this 
notification. The proposed date of entry into force is 1 September 2014. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of regulation 
[ ] Change in period of application of measure 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/SGP/26/Add.2 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore 
(Attn: Dr Audrey Chen) 
5 Maxwell Road, #18-00 Tower Block, MND Complex 
Singapore 069110 
Republic of Singapore E-mail: Audrey_chen@ava.gov.sg  
Text available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore 
(Attn: Dr Audrey Chen) 
5 Maxwell Road, #18-00 
Tower Block, MND Complex Singapore 069110 
Republic of Singapore 
E-mail: Audrey_chen@ava.gov.sg   
 
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