WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/897 
30 January 2009 
 (09-0441) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATION S CIRCULATED DURING 2008 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
  
 For the information of the Committee, the S ecretariat has compiled the following summary 
identifying all documents which have been submitted by Members, observers and observer 
International Intergovernmental Organizations, as we ll as those prepared by the Secretariat, with 
relation to the Agreement on the Application of Sa nitary and Phytosanitary Measures during calendar 
year 2008.
2  This summary includes notifications and revised notifications, but does not include 
addenda and corrigenda to notifications. 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared  under the Secretariat's own respon sibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. 
2 For documents issued in 2007, see G/SPS/GEN/817.  
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Page 2 NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPS DOCUMENTS 
 
 
 
Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Albania ALB/47 
ALB/66-67 ALB/44-46 
ALB/48-65 ALB/68-96    
G/SPS/W/219 Good Offices of the Chairperson 17.03.08 
G/SPS/W/220 Proposals regarding the Revision of 
Recommended Procedures regarding 
Transparency 18.03.08 Argentina ARG/117-122  
G/SPS/GEN/868 Foot an d Mouth Disease Situation 21.07.08 
Armenia ARM/11-24     
Australia AUS/221-223 
AUS/226-228 AUS/224-225    
Azerbaijan AZE/1-2     
Bahrain BHR/9-20     
G/SPS/GEN/861 Classical Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth 
Disease Free Status 04.07.08 Belize   
G/SPS/GEN/885 Technical Assistance 21.10.08 
Bolivarian Rep. 
of Venezuela   G/SPS/GEN/854 Comprehensive Agri cultural Health System 20.06.08 
Brazil BRA/378-396 
BRA/398-459 
BRA/461-510 BRA/397 
BRA/460     
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 Page 3Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/866 Update on an Ou tbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza (H7N3) in the Province of 
Saskatchewan 17.07.08 Canada CAN/310-374 CAN/157/Rev.19-21 
G/SPS/GEN/890 United States – Certain Country of Origin 
Labelling (COOL) Requirements - Request for Consultations  04.12.08 
G/SPS/W/221 Chile's Position on  the Implementation of the 
Principle of Transp arency in 2008 26.03.08 
G/SPS/W/222 Chile's Position on Regionalization Guidelines for 
2008 26.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/862 Recognition of Pest- and Disease-Free Areas 07.07.08 Chile CHL/270-277 
CHL/279-280 
CHL/282-284 CHL/286-289 CHL/278 
CHL/281 
CHL/285 
G/SPS/GEN/863 Implementation of the WTO SPS Agreement 
through Bilateral Agreements 07.07.08 
G/SPS/GEN/838 Report on  High-level International Food Safety 
Forum 02.04.08 China CHN/104-110  
G/SPS/GEN/880 NAPPO Draft St andard for Regulating the 
Movement of Ships and Cargoes aboard those 
Ships from Areas Infested with the Asian Gypsy 
Moth 03.10.08 
Colombia COL/153-155 
COL/157 
COL/159 
COL/161 COL/164-165 COL/152 
COL/156 
COL/158 
COL/160 COL/162-163    
Costa Rica CRI/58-71     
Cuba CUB/16     
Dominican Rep. DOM/4 
EQV/DOM/1      
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Page 4 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Ecuador ECU/25-54 
ECU/56-81 ECU/55 G/SPS/GEN/841 & Rev.1 ML R for Pineapple – Ethephon 
 09.05.08 
Egypt  EGY/31-32     
El Salvador SLV/77-79 
SLV/81/85 SLV/80    
G/SPS/W/231 Transitional Revi ew Mechanism pursuant to 
paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of China (China) - 
Questions from the European Communities to 
China concerning Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures 21.10.08 
G/SPS/GEN/839 European Commun ities Technical Assistance in 
the SPS Sector 08.04.08 European 
Communities EEC/321-323 
EEC/325-333 EEC/335-338 EEC/324 
EEC/334 EEC/339 
G/SPS/GEN/889 Rules related to the Export of Meat-and-Bone 
Meal to Third Countries in order to ensure the 
Prevention and Control of Certain Transmissible 
Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSES) 20.11.08 
Guatemala GTM/43-44     
Haiti   G/SPS/GEN/846 Sanitary  Information 17.06.08 
Honduras HND/29-30     
Hong Kong, 
China HKG/29-31 HKG/28    
India IND/53-58     
Indonesia IDN/32/Rev.1 
IDN/38-39     
Japan JPN/202-222  G/SPS/W/226 Relationship between the SPS Committee and 
Codex, OIE and IPPC - Comments and Proposal 19.06.08  
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Korea, Rep. of KOR/269/Rev.1 
KOR/270-280 
KOR/282-308 KOR/281    
Madagascar MDG/1-2     
Macao, China  MAC/10    
Malaysia MYS/19     
G/SPS/GEN/491/Add.8 Offici al Standards 14.11.08 
G/SPS/GEN/858 Report on the Cl assification of Mexico by the 
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 23.06.08 Mexico   
G/SPS/GEN/893 United States - Certain Country of Origin 
Labelling Requirements - Request for 
Consultations 22.12.08 
Morocco MAR/27-28     
Nepal NPL/5-11     
The Netherlands NLD/66-68 NLD/69    
New Zealand NZL/391-396 
NZL/398-415 NZL/397 G/SPS/W/218 Guide lines to further the Practical Implementation 
of Article 6 of the SPS Agreement 25.02.08 
Nicaragua NIC/38-50     
Norway NOR/28 NOR/26-27 
NOR/29 G/SPS/GEN/879 SPS Technical  Assistance 02.10.08 
Oman OMN/26-40 OMN/41    
Panama  
 PAN/50-51    
 G/SPS/GEN/852 Animal Health an d Technical Assistance 20.06.08 Paraguay PRY/17-22 
 G/SPS/GEN/876 Member's Activities 26.09.08  
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Page 6 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/815 Areas found to be free of Stenoma Catenifer  
(lepidoptera-oecophoridae) on the Basis of 
Survey Work on this Pest conducted in Peruvian 
Coastal Areas where Avocado ( Persea 
Americana ) is produced 14.01.08 Peru PER/166-177 
PER/179-180 
PER/182-237 PER/178 
PER/181 
G/SPS/GEN/884 European Co mmunities Regulation 258/97 
concerning Novel Foods 21.10.08 
Philippines PHL/131-132 
PHL/135 
PHL/137-138 
PHL/142-144 PHL/133-134 
PHL/136 
PHL/139-141 
PHL/145-147    
Qatar QAT/1-2     
Singapore  SGP/36 G/SPS/GEN/859 Optical Watermark on Export Certificates 24.06.08 
South Africa ZAF/24-25     
Sri Lanka LKA/9-13     
Switzerland   G/SPS/GEN/844 Bovine  Spongiform Encephal opathy (BSE) 16.06.08 
Chinese Taipei TPKM/125-147     
Thailand THA/166-171 
THA/174 THA/172-173    
Turkey TUR/5     
Ukraine UKR/1     
United Kingdom       
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 Page 7Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/227 Article 12.2 - Consu ltations - Proposal 23.06.08 
G/SPS/W/229 Transitional Revi ew Mechanism pursuant to 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of China ("China") - 
Questions from the United States to China 
concerning Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 16.09.08 United States USA/1748-1827 
USA/1829-1830 
USA/1832-1835 
USA71837-1867 USA/1869-1871 
USA/1873-1874 
USA/1876-1877 USA/1879-1880 
USA/1882-1888 
USA/1890-1892 USA/1828 
USA/1831 
USA/1836 
USA/1868 USA/1872 
USA/1875 
USA/1878 USA/1881 
USA/1889 G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.7 Tech nical Assistance to Developing Countries 
provided by the United States 18.06.08 
G/SPS/W/225 Terms of Referen ce for the Working Group on 
Private Standards 18.06.08 Uruguay URY/6-11  
G/SPS/GEN/843 Private Standards 21.05.08 
Viet Nam VNM/1-4     
Zambia   G/SPS/GEN/836 Information on various SPS Matters 27.03.08 G/SPS/GEN/897 
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  DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS 
 
Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/825 Informati on on Activities 11.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/828 List of Codex Alimentarius Standards, 
Guidelines, Codes of Practices and Other Texts in 
Force as of 4 March 2008 19.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/845 Informati on on Activities 16.06.08 CODEX 
G/SPS/GEN/881 Informati on on Activities 03.10.08 
G/SPS/GEN/832 Work Programme  - March 2008 26.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/833 Summary of the Work  of the International Plant 
Protection Convention (IPPC) - October 2007-
February 2008 26.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/834 Technical Assist ance and Cooperation - Planned 
Activities to be undertaken by the IPPC under the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme - 2008 26.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/848 Standard Setting Work Programme (up-to-date 
June 2008) 18.06.08 IPPC 
G/SPS/GEN/849 Decisions from the Third Session of the 
Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (Rome, 
7-11 April 2008) 18.06.08 
G/SPS/GEN/822 Considerations rele vant to Private Standards in 
the Field of Animal Health, Food Safety and 
Animal Welfare 25.02.08 
G/SPS/GEN/830 Capacity -Building Tools and Activities 27.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/853 Report on OIE Activ ities to the Meeting of the 
SPS Committee to be held on 24-25 June 2008 20.06.08 OIE 
G/SPS/GEN/878 OIE's Work to Facilitate Trade in Animal 
Products (commodities) and OIE's Key Initiatives in Capacity Building for Members  02.10.08 
FAO G/SPS/GEN/831 FAO Capacity Eval uation Tools for Food Safety, 
Biosecurity and Plant Protection 25.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/835 Actions for Implemen ting the SPS Agreement 27.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/856 Actions aimed at the Implementation of the WTO 
SPS Agreement  20.06.08 IICA 
G/SPS/GEN/882 Actions aimed at the Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 03.10.08  G/SPS/GEN/897 
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  Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/837 Activities undertak en by the International 
Regional Organization for Plant and Animal 
Health (OIRSA) relating to the SPS Agreement 28.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/857 Activities by the International Regional 
Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA) relating to the SPS Agreement 23.06.08 OIRSA 
G/SPS/GEN/883 Activities by the International Regional 
Organization for Plant and Animal Health 
(OIRSA) relating to the SPS Agreement 07.10.08 
G/SPS/GEN/838 Report on High-Lev el International Food Safety 
Forum 02.04.08 WHO 
G/SPS/GEN/855 Major Achievem ents in 2007 20.06.08 
World Bank G/SPS/GEN/823 Overview of Recent World Bank SPS Activities 
and Publications 04.03.08 
UNIDO G/SPS/GEN/826 UNIDO SPS-related Capacity Evaluation Tools - 
A Brief Overview - STDF Workshop on SPS 
Capacity Evaluation Tools – 31 March 2008 14.03.08 
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  DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT 
  
Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/48 Guidelines to further the Practical Implementation of Article 6 
of the SPS Agreement 16.05.08 
G/SPS/49 Procedure to Monitor th e Process of International 
Harmonization - Tenth Annual Report - Adopted by the 
Committee on 25 June 2008 14.07.08 
G/SPS/50 Report to the Council fo r Trade in Goods on China's 
Transitional Review 07.11.08 
G/SPS/7/Rev.3 Recommended Procedures for Implementing the Transparency 
Obligations of the SPS Agreement (Article 7) as of 1 December 2008 20.06.08 
G/SPS/W/215/Rev.1 Compilation of Proposa ls regarding the Revision of the 
''Recommended Procedures for Implementing the Transparency Obligations of th e SPS Agreement (Article 7)' 14.02.08 
G/SPS/W/215/Rev.2 Compilation of Proposa ls regarding the Revision of the 
''Recommended Procedures for Implementing the Transparency Obligations of th e SPS Agreement (Article 7)' 22.04.08 
G/SPS/W/217 Proposal for a Mentoring Sy stem of Assistance relating to the 
Transparency Provisions  of the SPS Agreement 20.02.08 
G/SPS/W/223 Procedure to Monitor the Process of International 
Harmonization - Draft Tenth Annual Report 03.06.08 
G/SPS/W/224 Proposed Revision of the Pr ocedure to Enhance Transparency 
of Special and Differential Treatment in Favour of Developing 
Country Members (G/SPS/33) 06.06.08 
G/SPS/W/224/Rev.1 Proposed Revision of th e Procedure to Enhance Transparency 
of Special and Differential Treatment in Favour of Developing 
Country Members (G/SPS/33) 04.09.08 
G/SPS/W/228 Proposed Process for the Third Review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the SPS Agreement 01.08.08 
G/SPS/W/230 Private Standards - Identif ying Practical Actions for the SPS 
Committee - Summary of Responses 25.09.08 
G/SPS/W/232 Questionnaire on SPS-re lated Private Standards 08.12.08 
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.18 Implementation of th e Transparency Obligations as of 
26 September 2008 01.10.08 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.8 Specific Trade Concerns 27.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.8/Add.1 Specific Trade Concerns  – Issues considered in 2007 27.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.8/Add.2 Specific Trade Concerns – Issues not considered in 2007 27.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.8/Add.3 Specific Trade C oncerns – Resolved Issues 27.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.3 SPS Technical Assistance and Training Activities 
(1 September 1994 to 31 December 2007) 09.06.08 
G/SPS/GEN/804/Rev.1 Overview regarding the Level of Implementation of the 
Transparency Provisions  of the SPS Agreement 31.10.08  G/SPS/GEN/897 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/814 Notifications issued during the Month of December 2007 08.01.08 
G/SPS/GEN/820 
G/SPS/GEN/827 
G/SPS/GEN/840 
G/SPS/GEN/842 
G/SPS/GEN/850 
G/SPS/GEN/867 G/SPS/GEN/869 
G/SPS/GEN/873 
G/SPS/GEN/886 G/SPS/GEN/888 
G/SPS/GEN/892 Idem  – January 2008 
Idem  – February 2008 
Idem  – March 2008 
Idem  – April 2008 
Idem  – May 2008 
Idem  – June 2008 
Idem  – July 2008 
Idem  – August 2008 
Idem  – September 2008 
Idem  – October 2008 
Idem  – November 2008 13.02.08 
11.03.08 
21.04.08 
20.05.08 
20.06.08 
17.07.08 15.08.08 
16.09.08 
23.10.08 03.11.08 
12.12.08 
G/SPS/GEN/816 Request for Informa tion on Good Practice in SPS-related 
Technical Cooperation 18.01.08 
G/SPS/GEN/816/Add.1 Request  for Information on Good Practice in SPS-related 
Technical Cooperation - Extension of Deadline 20.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/817 Documents and Notificatio ns circulated during 2007 22.01.08 
G/SPS/GEN/818 Attachments to SPS Notifications 29.01.08 
G/SPS/GEN/819 Introduc tion of New SPS Measures 13.02.08 
G/SPS/GEN/821 Overview of SPS Cap acity Evaluation Tools 18.02.08 
G/SPS/GEN/824 Availability of Draft Pr ocedural Manual on the Operation of 
SPS Enquiry Points and National Notification Authorities 11.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/829 Update on the Opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF) 25.03.08 
G/SPS/GEN/847 Update on the Opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF)  17.06.08 
G/SPS/GEN/851 SPS Technical Assistan ce Activities in 2008 18.06.08 
G/SPS/GEN/860 & Rev.1 Dates of Meetings of the 2009 16.12.08 
G/SPS/GEN/864 Committee on Trade and Development - Aid for trade - 
Mobilizing Aid for Trade for SPS-related Technical Cooperation - Conclusions from Pilot Activities of the 
Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) 14.07.08 
G/SPS/GEN/865 Documents and other Information on Priv ate Standards 11.07.08 
G/SPS/GEN/870 SPS/STDF/OECD Workshop on Good Pr actice in SPS-related 
Technical Cooperation - 6 Oct ober 2008 - Draft Programme 05.09.08 
G/SPS/GEN/871 SPS/STDF/OECD Workshop on Good Pr actice in SPS-related 
Technical Cooperation – East African Region 10.09.08 
G/SPS/GEN/872 SPS/STDF/OECD Workshop on Good Practice in SPS-
related Technical Cooperation - Greater Mekong Sub-
region: Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic 
and Viet Nam 10.09.08 G/SPS/GEN/897 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/874 SPS/STDF/OECD Workshop on Good Pr actice in SPS-related 
Technical Cooperation - Centra l America Sub-region: Costa 
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemal a, Honduras, Nicaragua and 
Panama 26.09.08 
G/SPS/GEN/875 Good Practice in SPS-re lated Technical Assistance an 
Overview and Synthesis of the Findings of STDF/OECD 
Research 24.09.08 
G/SPS/GEN/877 Update on the Opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF) 26.09.08 
G/SPS/GEN/887 Review of the Opera tion and Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement - Background Document 03.11.08 
G/SPS/GEN/891 Research and Research ers on Private Standards 08.12.08 
G/SPS/R/46 Meeting of 18-1 9 October 2007 02.01.08 
G/SPS/R/47 Workshop on Transparency held on 15-16 October 2007 08.01.08 
G/SPS/R/48 Report of the STDF Wo rkshop on SPS-related Capacity 
Evaluation Tools - 31 March 2008 06.05.08 
G/SPS/R/49 & Corr.1 Meeting of  2-3 April 2008 18.06.08 
G/SPS/R/50 Report of the STDF Info rmation Session on Private Standards 
- 26 June 2008 24.07.08 
G/SPS/R/51 & Corr.1 Meeting of  24-25 June 2008 27.08.08 
G/SPS/R/52 Summary Report of the Good Practice Workshop 31.10.08 
G/SPS/R/53 Meeting of 8- 9 October 2008 22.12.08 
Job(08)/23 Annotated Draft Agenda - Meeting of 2-3 April 2008 27.03.08 
Job(08)/50 Annotated Draft Agenda - Meeting of 24-25 June 2008 18.06.08 
Job(08)/58 Private Standards - Identifying Practical Actions for the SPS 
Committee 03.07.08 
Job(08)/97 Private Standards an d Practical Actions for the SPS 
Committee - Compilation of Responses to the Questionnaire 25.09.08 
G/SPS/ENQ/23 National Enquiry Points 27.03.08 
G/SPS/ENQ/24 National Enquiry Points 01.10.08 
G/SPS/NNA/13 National Notifi cation Authorities 27.03.08 
G/SPS/NNA/14 National Notifi cation Authorities 01.10.08 
G/L/866 Report (2008) on the Activities of the SPS Committee 07.11.08 
 
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