G/SPS/GEN/1552  
 
16 June 2017  
(17-3234) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE  IMPLEMENTATION OF AR TICLE 6  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF S ANITARY  
AND PHYTOSANITARY ME ASURES  
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT1 
Article 6 of the SPS Agreement requires that measures take into account pest - or disease -free 
areas or area s of low pest or disease prevalence. This concept is frequently referred to as 
"regionalization". At the 2 -3 April 2008 meeting, the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures adopted guidelines to further the practical implementation of Article 6.2 These guidelines 
are intended to provide assistance to Members in the implementation of Article 6 by improving 
transparency, exchange of information, predictability, confidence and credibility between importing 
and exporting Members.  
 
The guidelines requir e the Secretariat to prepare an annual report to the Committee on 
implementation of Article 6 based on the information provided by Members concerning:  
 
a. requests for recognition of pest - or disease -free areas or areas of low pest or disease 
prevalence;  
b. determinations on whether to recognize a pest - or disease -free area or area of low pest 
or disease prevalence; and/or  
c. Members' experiences in the implementation of Article 6 and the provision of relevant 
background information by Members on their decisions to other interested Members.  
This report, which covers the period from 1 April 2016 until 31 March 2017, is based on 
information provided by Members through notifications and from information presented during 
SPS Committee meetings. This information was frequ ently provided under the agenda item "Pest - 
and or Disease -Free Areas - Article 6". Relevant information provided under other agenda items is 
also included in the report. A list of notifications related to Article 6 is contained in section 4; 
section 5 lis ts the relevant specific trade concerns.  
 
1  REQUESTS FOR RECOGNI TION OF PEST - OR DISEASE -FREE AREAS OR AREAS OF LOW 
PEST OR DISEASE PREV ALENCE  
1.1  July 2016 meeting (G/SPS/R/83)  
1.1.  The United States reported that on 22 April 2016 it had regained country -wide freedo m from 
HPAI, consistent with OIE guidelines. The United States noted that, despite efforts to inform 
Members of this status, some restrictions on imports of live poultry, poultry meat and poultry 
products from the United States currently remained in place.  The United States reminded Members 
that any measures taken should be based on international standards, guidelines and 
recommendations or on a risk assessment, as required by the SPS Agreement.  
                                                
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is with out prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
2 G/SPS/48.  G/SPS/GEN/1552  
 
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  1.2.  The Russian Federation reported that the 84th OIE General Asse mbly had officially recognized 
one new zone as FMD free without vaccination. The Russian Federation hoped that this acquired 
status would facilitate trade with other WTO Members.  
1.3.  Brazil reported that 14 additional states and the Federal District had been o fficially 
recognized as free of CSF at the 84th OIE General Assembly. Brazil noted that this made for a total 
of 16 CSF -free states and considered these developments promising for future exports of animal 
products.  
1.4.  Costa Rica reported that it had been clas sified as having a negligible risk for BSE at the 
84th OIE General Assembly.  
1.2  October 2016 meeting (G/SPS/R/84)  
1.5.  Mexico informed the Committee that the 84th General Assembly of the OIE (May 2016) had 
recognized Mexico as a country free of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and as a country with 
negligible BSE risk. Mexico indicated that these recognitions added to the previously -obtained 
statuses of country free from classical swine fever (CSF), peste des petits ruminants, and foot and 
mouth disease without v accination. Mexico expressed its appreciation to Costa Rica for recognizing 
its status as a country free from CSF and BSE, and to Canada for its recognition as a country free 
from CSF. Mexico invited all Members to recognize the statuses granted by the OIE . 
1.6.  Mexico also informed the Committee that the central -western region of the municipality of 
Coatepec Harinas in the State of Mexico was declared as an area free of fruit flies of the 
quarantine -significant genus Anastrepha  (see G/SPS/GEN/1512).  
1.3  March 2017 meeting (G/SPS/R/8 6) 
1.7.  Turkey announced that in October 2016, the IPPC web page had published an official 
declaration that Turkey was free from Xylella fastidiosa . Turkey therefore requested Members to 
update their relevant legislation on that issue.  
1.8.  Chile a nnounced that in 2016 Viet Nam had recognised Chile as a country free of fruit fly or 
Mediterranean fly (which had been eliminated in the country since 1995). Chile appreciated that 
this had allowed the entry of Chilean table grapes into the Vietnamese mar ket. 
2  DETERMINATION ON WHE THER TO RECOGNIZE A PEST - OR DISEASE -FREE AREA OR 
AREA OF LOW PEST OR DISEASE PREVALENCE  
2.1  July 2016 meeting (G/SPS/R/83)  
2.1.  No Member reported on this issue.  
2.2  October 2016 meeting (G/SPS/R/84)  
2.2.  No Member reported on this issue.  
2.3  March 201 7 meeting (G/SPS/R/86)  
2.3.  No Member reported on this issue.  
3  MEMBERS' EXPERIENCES  IN THE IMPLEMENTATIO N OF ARTICLE 6  
3.1  July 2016 meeting (G/SPS/R/83)  
3.1.  The Russian Federation provided an update on the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the 
Eurasian region, not ing the number of outbreaks that had occurred in domestic pigs and wild boars 
in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland since 2014. The Russian Federation observed that ASF had 
spread towards southern Ukraine, highlighting the potential threats of the intro duction of the 
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  The Russian  Federation noted that the large proportion of small -scale pig production with low 
biosecurity levels in these countries would be potential contributing fa ctors. 
The Russian  Federation also indicated its concerns related to wild boar surveillance, and the 
increased risk of the disease further spreading to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe and 
becoming a pan -European problem, posing a threat to Bulgaria an d Balkan countries. The Russian 
Federation noted that the only way to combat this threat was to coordinate the efforts of the 
concerned countries and international organizations. The standing group of ASF Experts which had 
been established to discuss disea se control was still expanding and now included the competent 
authorities of Hungary, Moldova, Romania and the Slovak Republic. The Russian Federation noted 
the last outbreak in Poland and queried the effectiveness of the control measures for domestic pigs  
and wild boars. The Russian Federation further encouraged all concerned Members to combine 
their efforts in order to control the disease.  
3.2.  The Chairperson reminded Members that information provided under the agenda item on 
information sharing was aimed at sharing national experiences and information on relevant 
national SPS activities.  
3.3.  Ukraine indicated its concerns regarding the conclusions drawn by the Russian Federation on 
the general spread of ASF in the Eurasian region and more specifically in Ukraine.  Ukraine queried 
the reliability of the data and subsequent analysis, and further stated that the relevant countries 
should have been consulted in order to ensure the accuracy of the data.  
3.4.  The European Union reiterated its view that the use of th e agenda i tem on information 
sharing for purposes other than providing information on relevant activities was inappropriate and 
stated that, because of the ongoing dispute settlement case, it would not respond to the Russian 
Federation's allegations. The European Un ion recalled some of the information previously 
presented to the Committee, highlighting that the European Union had applied regionalization in 
accordance with OIE principles. Moreover, the European Union stated that the effectiveness of its 
measures had b een demonstrated by the limited geographical spread of the disease, in terms of 
location of the outbreaks and by the occurrence of all new findings of the disease within the 
restricted areas covered by regionalization measures. The European Union further h ighlighted the 
homology between the strain detected in the European Union and the virus strains that had 
circulated in Belarus and the Russian Federation in the previous years. The European Union 
informed the Committee that the EFSA report of July 2015 had  also confirmed the appropriateness 
of the EU measures. The European Union indicated that it had taken a number of measures to 
promote the effective prevention, early detection and appropriate reaction in ASF -free territories 
that were at risk of introduct ion of ASF via the borders with infected countries. Since 2015, 
financial support for ASF surveillance programmes had been provided to the affected, as well as 
three other EU member States. All relevant information was available on the website of the 
Commi ssion Services. Finally, the European Union urged other Members to demonstrate the same 
level of transparency and reiterated its commitment to work collaboratively with all affected 
Members and trading partners.  
3.2  October 2016 meeting (G/SPS/R/84)  
3.5.  The Russia n Federation provided an update on the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in 
Eastern Europe. It reported that since the last Committee, ASF had been introduced into the 
Republic of Moldova and was spreading across the Eurasian region as well as in Belarus , Estonia, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, according to OIE data. The Russian 
Federation stressed that there was no cure for ASF, one of the most dangerous animal diseases. It 
noted that thousands of domestic pigs and wild bo ars had so far been destroyed, despite all 
quarantine measures taken since 2007 when ASF was initially detected in Georgia. Farmers had 
received financial compensation amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Additionally, live 
animal exporters had su ffered losses due to trade restrictions. The Russian Federation indicated 
that the most dangerous route of transmission of infection was through illegal transboundary 
movement of contaminated products. A global framework for transboundary animal diseases w as 
needed to improve transparency and data exchange between veterinary services of affected 
countries in view of controlling the disease spread.  G/SPS/GEN/1552  
 
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  3.3  March 2017 meeting (G/SPS/R/86)  
3.6.  The European Union recalled that it was facing its largest epidemic of highly p athogenic avian 
influenza of H5 subtypes following the introduction in October 2016 of H5N8 by wild birds from 
Asia. The virus subtypes detected during the epidemic were predominantly bird viruses with no 
increased affinity for humans and had affected diff erent wild bird species before spilling over to 
poultry farms in 17 EU member States. The European Union provided information on the 
implementation of harmonized disease control measures such as the establishment of protection 
and surveillance zones around  outbreak farms. The extent of the zones was  established by the 
member States in cooperation with the European Commission which formally adopted the zoning 
by a Commission Decision which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The 
European Union emphasized the effectiveness of its disease control mechanisms, which in case of 
outbreaks in areas with high poultry density could give way to additional measures, including 
temporary standstill of all movements, preventive culling and bans on restocking. The European 
Union expressed its commitment to provide timely information to all trading partners on the 
developments of the epidemic as well as to enhance its epidemic preparedness. The European 
Union called on Members to recognize its regiona lization measures and encouraged their active 
participation in the OIE to prevent and control further avian influenza outbreaks.  
3.7.  The Russian Federation reiterated the importance of paying close attention to the spread of 
African swine fever (ASF) in Easter n Europe. The Russian Federation noted that its experience and 
position with regards to ASF had played a significant role in encouraging various response 
mechanisms. Although many such mechanisms, including disease prevention, control, and 
emergency plans were currently in place, they were insufficient to eradicate ASF. Since 2014, the 
disease had spread in many countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and 
Ukraine, and could affect other EU countries. The Russian Federation highlighted the importance of 
transparency and recalled that the spread of ASF benefitted from the ignorance, negligence or 
organized criminal activities of certain pork producers. Despite active research there was currently 
no vaccine against ASF. The Russian Federat ion expressed its commitment to participate in 
international efforts to fight ASF.  
3.8.  The European Union again expressed its discomfort with the use of th e agenda item  on 
information sharing  for purposes other than providing information to Members on relevant  
activities. The European Union stated that the Russian Federat ion's repeated references to 
EU member States and speculations on which EU countries would be next affected by ASF were 
neither pertinent nor appropriate. Furthermore, the European Union noted that the Russian 
Federation's repeated statements on this topic were not the reason for understanding its 
importance. As stated in the past, the European Union was confident in the effectiveness of its 
ASF-related measures as well as in its participation a nd leadership in international cooperation and 
response against ASF.  
3.9.  The Russian Federation informed Members that its Federal Service for Veterinary and 
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhozdnadzor) had adopted a decision establishing statuses for 
infecti ous animal diseases, which had entered into force on 1 February 2017, pursuant to Ministry 
of Agriculture Order No. 635. The Russian Federation explained that 3,000 zones of its territory 
would be divided into the following infectious animal diseases categ ories: disease -free, non -
identified, and disease -affected. In addition, these zones would be subdivided into regions with or 
without vaccination for transboundary animal diseases, including ASF, lump and skin disease, and 
foot and mouth disease. The Russia n Federation further noted that the decision provided 
requirements for movements of live animals and animal products between regions with different 
animal health statuses and that these statuses could change over time. The Russian Federation 
indicated that  the decision applied basic regionalization criteria to disease -free zones which 
complied with the OIE Code provisions, but also included certain more stringent criteria such as 
the possibility to designate an exception zone within a disease -free region. F urther details on the 
regionalization system of the Russian Federation and Geographic Information System (GIS) maps 
were available on the Rosselkhozdnadzor's website.  
3.10.   Turkey announced that the Directive on the Definition and Declaration of Zones Free from 
Notifiable Avian Influenza Disease had been enacted on 16 December 2016, in line with the 
provisions of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Turkey explained that in August 2015 the 
OIE had notified Turkey as free of avian i nfluenza, and according to th eir 2015 -2016 survey, it had 
remained so. Turkey added that, following OIE rules and the migration periods of wild birds, it G/SPS/GEN/1552  
 
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  would have bi -annual surveys and a yearly passive survey. In addition, disease -free zones would 
be updated as required, and routine ly at the beginning of each year. Finally, Turkey reported that 
detailed information on the new Directive and disease -free zones was available in notification 
G/SPS/N/TUR/82.  
3.11.   Senegal reported on the emerging sanitary situation related to the armyworm Spodo ptera 
frugiperda, its risk of propagation and its threat to maize crops. Senegal invited international 
cooperation for the surveillance, phytosanitary control and evaluation of the progression of the 
invasion of the armyworm, as well as for information cam paigns aimed at the general public. 
Senegal reported that it maintained its pest -free status, especially for sweet corn (its main 
export). Finally, Senegal assured its trading partners that no trace of the armyworm had been 
detected in its territory, that it was closely surveying the situation and would inform of any 
change.  
3.12.   Madagascar provided information on the actions it had taken since 2016 to protect its 
territory from the introduction of FMD, after it appeared in neighbouring Mauritius and Rodrigues, 
which had been notified to the WTO as emergency measures. Madagascar elaborated that, 
alongside the strengthening of border control measures, the surveillance methods in the field had 
been stepped up for three diseases absent from the territory, FMD, rinde rpest and contagious 
bovine pneumonia; as well as border protection from the rapid propagation of Tuta absoluta. 
Madagascar explained that, following the FAO information on the appearance of army worms in 
corn crops in South Africa and in other members of SADC in January and February 2017, it had 
strengthened its surveillance mechanisms given the importance of its tomato production and the 
high level of risk of this scourge entering its territory.  
3.13.   Chile provided an update on the AI outbreak that had occurre d towards the end of 2016, 
which Chile had notified to the OIE and its trading partners, while it was yet unknown whether the 
strain was of low or high pathogenicity. Chile reported that the affected animals had been 
slaughtered (350 turkeys), that surveil lance and biosafety measures had been heightened; and 
the movement of animals and certification for the affected area was suspended. Chile had updated 
its notification once it received laboratory results, confirming that the outbreak had been of low 
pathog enicity of the type H7, and stressed that this had been a minor problem, circumscribed to 
only one production plant.  
3.14.   Chile welcomed the fact that trade with its main trading partners, namely the European 
Union, the United States, Korea, China and Colombia,  had not been affected, since they had not 
imposed trade restrictions beyond the affected areas. Chile understood the precautionary 
measures taken by Members (which Chile had also taken), but noted that some Members 
maintained precautionary measures despit e the lack of problems. Chile noted that there had also 
been cases of erroneous notifications which had been corrected once Chile had communicated the 
low pathogenicity of its AI outbreak, with for instance Peru revising its notification. In the case of 
Ecuador, Chile observed that document G/SPS/N/ECU/187 notified the AI as of high pathogenicity, 
and that despite Chile's requests, Ecuador had not revised its notification. Chile expressed its 
concerns regarding the trade effects of that notification. Finall y, Chile invited Members to visit its 
plants and ensured them of the low pathogenicity of its AI outbreak and of its presence in a limited 
area of Chile.  
3.3.1   Proposal for thematic session on regionalization  
3.15.   During the informal meeting  of the March 2017 Committ ee, the European Union expressed 
its interest in having an i nformal discussion on regionaliz ation. The European Union underlined the 
importance of the SPS Agreement provision on regionalization for international trade in animal and 
plant products, as highl ighted by the Committee's agenda items. The European Union considered 
that an informal discussion could facilitate a better understanding of the challenges faced in the 
application of regionalization principles in international trade, and could thus contri bute to the 
implementation of the SPS Agreement. The European Union suggested discussing the topic at the 
informal meeting scheduled for July  2017, and inviting the OIE, IPPC and Members to share their 
views and experiences. The European Union offered to c irculate a paper on the topic and 
welcomed Members' comments.3 
                                                
3 This paper was subsequently circulated to the SPS Committee as G/SPS/W/293.  G/SPS/GEN/1552  
 
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  3.16.   The United States welcomed the interest of the European Union in an informal discussion on 
regionalization, which was a topic of interest to the United States. The United Sates looked forward 
to a paper from the European Union, with more information on the scope, the goals and the 
elements envisaged for the discussion, in order to provide Members an opportunity to identify their 
particular interests and fully participate in the discussion. The U nited States also welcomed the use 
of informal settings to delve deeper into issues of mutual interest to Committee Members, as a 
means to promote a shared understanding. Recogniz ing this as a new exercise, the United States 
encouraged a discussion on the best use of the informal setting and invited Members and the 
Secretariat to seek the means to best take informal setting discussions to a formal setting, 
together with more standardized procedures.  
3.17.   Chile supported the call by the European Union, and propos ed including the issue in the 
agenda of an informal Committee meeting as well as in a workshop. Chile added that it would be 
interested to collect information on the implementation of the Committee guidelines on 
regionalization contained in document G/SPS/ 48. 
3.18.   The Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, Egypt and Japan registered their interest in the 
matter and looked forward to the European Union's paper and a potential informal discussion on 
the matter.  
3.19.   The OIE took the floor to welcome the European Union's s uggestion and expressed its 
willingness to participate in the discussion.  
3.20.   The Chairperson concluded that there was support among Members to discuss 
regionalization at a July 2017 informal meeting, preceded by the circulation of a background paper 
by the Eu ropean Union on the issue. Based on that document and inputs from other Members, the 
Secretariat would organize the informal meeting accordingly.  
4  NOTIFICATIONS RELATE D TO ARTICLE 6  
4.1.  From April 2016 through March 2017, 125 notifications (23 regular and 102 e mergency)  
related to Article 6. Five of those notifications (all regular) indicated that the notified measure was 
trade facilitating; these notifications mainly inform of measures that will simplify the requirements 
for the import of products originating f rom certain regions, as well as the recognition of pest -free 
or disease -free areas.  
Table 4.1: Trade Facilitating Notifications Related to Article 6  
Document symbol  Notifying 
Member  Description of content  
G/SPS/N/ECU/183  Ecuador  The notified text lays dow n the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Ecuador from the Netherlands of 
the biological control agent Amblydromalus  
limonicus  (Garman & McGregor) for marketing.  
G/SPS/N/ECU/186  Ecuador  The notified text lays down the manda tory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Ecuador of lily ( Lilium sp. ) bulbs 
for planting from France.  
G/SPS/N/MEX/303  Mexico  Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module 
of phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
of goods regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, 
in relation to plant health ( Acuerdo por el que se 
establece el módulo de requisitos fitosanitarios 
para la importación de mercancías reguladas por la 
Secretaría de  Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo 
Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, en materia de sanidad 
vegetal ), published in th e Mexican Official Journal 
on 7  February  2012, the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of 
cabbage seed for sowing, originating in Chile and G/SPS/GEN/1552  
 
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  Document symbol  Notifying 
Member  Description of content  
coming from the Netherlands, established on the 
basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted 
for comment. Imports of cabbage seed must be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, have 
been subjected to a phytosanitary treatment and 
meet certain requirements as regards packaging.  
G/SPS/N/MEX/315  Mexico  Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module 
of phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
of goods regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock, Rural Development, Fisher ies and Food 
in relation to plant health ( Acuerdo por el que se 
establece el módulo de requisitos fitosanitarios 
para la importación de mercancías reguladas por la 
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo 
Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, en materia de sanidad 
vegetal ), published in th e Mexican Official Journal 
on 7  February  2012, the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Mexico of 
fresh pears ( Pyrus  communis  L.) for consumption 
originating in and coming from the Netherlands, 
established on  the basis of a pest risk analysis, 
have been submitted for public comment. Imports 
of fresh pears must be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate, have been subjected to a 
phytosanitary treatment and meet certain 
packaging requirements.  
G/SPS/N/ARE/71  United Arab 
Emirates  Following the immediate notification published by 
the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 
2 April 2016 regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreak which occurred in 
Emilia -Romagna/Italy, United Arab Emi rates is 
applying precautionary sanitary measures to 
prevent HPAIV risk from the importation of live 
birds and their products from Italy. These 
measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic 
and wild birds and their untreated by -products, 
day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating 
from Italy;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs 
and their untreated products from 
Emilia -Romagna province in Italy, except heat 
treated products.  
 
5  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCE RNS AND REGIONALIZAT ION 
5.1.  Specific t rade concerns ( STCs) can be raised due to issues pertaining to regionalization. From 
April 2016 through March 2017, one STC that related to regionalization was raised for the first 
time. 
Table 5.1: New STCs Related to Regionalization (April 2016 –March 2017 ) 
STC No  Title Member raising 
the concern  Member 
maintaining  
the measure  Date first 
raised  
420 EU non -recognition of 
regionalization for avian 
influenza  European Union  Russian 
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  5.2.  For the same period, f ive previously raised STCs that re lated to regionalization were brought 
again to the attention of the Committee.  
Table 5.2: Previously Raised STC's Related to Regionalization (April 2016 –March 2017)  
STC No  Title Member raising 
the concern  Member 
maintaining  
the measure  Date first 
raised  
193 General import restrictions due 
to BSE  United States of 
America,  
European Union  Certain Members  01/06/2004  
392 China's import restrictions due 
to African swine fever  European Union  China  15/07/2015  
393 Korea's import restrictions due 
to African swine fever European Union   Korea, Republic 
of  15/07/2015  
394 Costa Rica's suspension of the 
issuing of phytosanitary import 
certificates for avocados  Guatemala, 
Mexico  Costa Rica  15/07/2015  
406 China's import restrictions due 
to Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza European Union, 
United States of 
America  China  16/03/2016  
5.3.  In addition, panel proceedings in the context of the WTO dispute settlement resolution 
procedures continued with respect to four previously raised STCs:  
 Costa Rica's suspension of the issuing  of phytosanitary import certificates for avocados 
(STC 394 raised by Mexico, July 2015). On 8 March 2017, Mexico requested 
consultations with Costa Rica (DS524).  
 Indonesia's import restrictions on beef and recognition of the principle of regionalization 
(STC 305 raised by Brazil, October 2010). On 4 April 2016, Brazil requested 
consultations with Indonesia (DS506).  
 India's  restrictions due to avian influenza  (STC 185 raised by the United States, March 
2004). At its meeting on 19 June 2015, the DSB adopted the Appellate Body report and 
the panel report, as modified by the Appellate Body report (DS430). On 6 April 2017, 
India requested the establishment of a compliance panel. At its meeting on 19 April 
2017, the DSB deferred the establishment of a compliance panel.  At its meeting on 22 
May 2017, the DSB agreed, pursuant to Article 21.5 of the DSU, to refer to the original 
panel, if possible.  
Russia's measures on live pigs and pork products due to African swine fever (STC 369 raised by 
the European Union, March  2013). At its meeting on 21 March 2017, the DSB adopted the 
Appellate Body report and the panel report (DS4 75), as modified by the Appellate Body report.  
 
 
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