G/SPS/N/SGP/50  
 
24 June 2013  
(13-3275)  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: Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Horses 
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 Import of Horses  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 35 
"http://www.ava.gov.sg/Animals PetSector/ImportExportTransOfAnimalRelatedPrd/PetsC
ommercial/ " 
6. Description of content: The Veterinary Conditions for Import of Horses has been 
amended as follows:  
a) For the protocols relating to permanent and temporary import of horses into 
Singapore: Removal of requirement for pre-export broad spectrum anthelminthic treatment. 
b) For the protocols relating to return of horses to and temporary import into 
Singapore: Reduction of the period from the current three months to 60 days, for which premises are required to be free from the following equine diseases: equine 
infectious anaemia, equine viral encephalomyelitis, horse pox, scabies, glanders, 
dourine, surra, strangles, epizootic lymphangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis, equine rhinopneumonitis, equine viral arteritis, equine piroplasmosis, equine influenza, 
vesicular stomatitis, Getah virus infection, anthrax, rabies, Hendra virus infection, 
Nipah virus infection, West Nile virus infection, or any other disease of horses 
notifiable in the country of export. 
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)    G/SPS/N/SGP/50 
 
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  [X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Horses 
"http://www.ava.gov.sg/Animals PetSector/ImportExportTransOfAnimalRelatedPrd/PetsC
ommercial/ " (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 2013 
[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) : 23 August 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] 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 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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)