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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/SGP/47 
4 January 2013  
 (13-0015) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Laboratory animal - Embryos, ova and semen (of rabbits, guinea pigs, 
hamsters, mice, rats and gerbils) 
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 the Importation of Laboratory 
Animal Embryos, Ova and Semen of Rabbits , Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Mice, Rats and 
Gerbils  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/SGP/12_4916_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New veterinary conditions for import of lab animal embryos, ova 
and semen (of rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters , mice, rats and gerbils) for laboratory 
purposes. 
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 stan dard?  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 standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/SGP/47 
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   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:  
"http://app.ava.gov.sg/d ata/WTO/Vet%20Conds%20-
%20Lab%20animal%20small%20mamma l%20embryo%20ova%20semen_draft.pdf " 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  21 February 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  21 December 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  22 February 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  21 February 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 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