G/SPS/N/SGP/54  
 
6 March 2015  
(15-1270)  Page: 1/3  
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): Live Horses - HS Codes: 0101.21.00 and HS 0101.29.00 
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:   
http://www.ava.gov.sg/newsroom  
http://www.ava.gov.sg/legislation  (Animals and Birds Act) 
An explanatory note is available with the draft documents.  
6. Description of content:  
The Veterinary Conditions for Import of Horses have been amended to align with OIE's 
guidelines for glanders, removal of the mallein test and inclusion of Complement Fixation 
Test (CFT), as follows.  
(a) For the protocol for the permanent import of horses into Singapore:  
 - Glanders is a notifiable disease in the country of export and no case has been 
reported during the past 3 years, 
  OR glanders is a notifiable disease in the country of export and no case has been 
reported for a period of at least 6 months and a surveillance programme is in 
place demonstrating the absence of the disease in accordance with OIE 
recommendations, 
  OR the horse was tested for glanders by the complement fixation test with 
negative result(s) within 30 days of export. 
 - During the 6 months prior to export, the horse has not suffered from or been 
exposed to nor been in premises infected with any condition or disease including 
the following: glanders. 
 - Removal of the condition "horses from Sabah and Sarawak are subject to a 
mallein test with negative results while in quarantine". 
(b) For the protocol for the temporary import of horses into Singapore:  
 - Glanders is a notifiable disease in the country of export and no case has been 
reported during the past 3 years,  G/SPS/N/SGP/54 
 
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    OR glanders is a notifiable disease in the country of export and no case has been 
reported for a period of at least 6 months and a surveillance programme is in place demonstrating the absence of the disease in accordance with OIE recommendations,  
  OR the horse was tested for glanders by the complement fixation test with 
negative result(s) within 30 days of export. 
(c) For the protocol for the return of horses from international races and competitions:  
 - Glanders has not occurred in the last 3 years in a zone in the country where the 
horses have been resident. 
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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  (Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 12.10)  
[ ] International Plant Protection 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.ava.gov.sg/newsroom  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 11 May 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 May 2015 
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: Regulatory Administration Group 52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14-01 
Singapore 608550 
Republic of Singapore E-mail: WTO_CONTACT@ava.gov.sg G/SPS/N/SGP/54 
 
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  13. Text(s) 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: Regulatory Administration Group 
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14-01 Singapore 608550 
Republic of Singapore 
E-mail: WTO_CONTACT@ava.gov.sg