WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/814 
8 January 2008 
 (08-0073) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2007  
 
Note by the Secretariat
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO.  
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Notifying 
Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/13 3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Products of plant origin Food safety 
Human health  60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/14 3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Seeds and plant material fo r propagation Plant health 
Territory protection Seeds 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/15 
3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Veterinary products Animal health 
Human health 
Territory protection 
Veterinary drugs 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/16 
3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Fertilizers and agricultural raw materials Plant health 
 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/17 
3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Organic products Plant health 
Territory protection 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/18 
3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Poultry products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Human health 
Newcastle Disease Zoonoses 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/19 
3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Fishery and aquaculture products Animal health 
Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/20 3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Milk, milk products and milk by-products Animal health 
Food safety Human health 60 days after 
circulation of the notification  
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Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/21 3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Poultry products Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Human health 
Territory protection Avian salmonellosis 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/22 
3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Fishery and aquaculture products Animal health 
Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/23 3 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Products of bovine animals Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Zoonoses 
Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/24 
4 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to Honduras Products of plant origin Plant health 
Territory protection 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/25 
4 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to Honduras Meat and meat produ cts Animal health 
Animal diseases 
Food safety Human health 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/26 
4 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to Honduras Products of plant and animal origin Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety Human health 
Pests 
Plant diseases 
Plant health 
Territory protection 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification  
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Notifying 
Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Honduras 
G/SPS/N/HND/27 4 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Pesticides and related substances Food safety 
Plant health Territory protection 
Pesticides 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/28 4 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Honduras Plant products Food safety 
Plant health Territory protection 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/29 
4 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Honduras Products of animal or igin Animal health 
Human health 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/266 
4 December 2007§ All countries Livestock products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy Zoonoses 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Taipei, Chinese G/SPS/N/TPKM/119 
4 December 2007 All countries Cattle and wildlife animals Animal health 
Quarantine measures 
 31 January 2008 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/389 - EMRG 
5 December 2007 All countries Marine fisheries products for human consumption Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety 
Territory protection Abalone virus 
ganglioneuritis Not applicable 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/390 
5 December 2007 Australia Processed poultry meat Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Human health 
Territory protection 28 January 2008 
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/120 
5 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Chinese Taipei Magnesium silicate (synthetic) Food additives 
Food safety 20 January 2008  
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Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1597/Add.2 5 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners 4-aminopyridine avicide to control nuisance birds Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Pesticides 
Risk assessment Territory protection 22 January 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1625/Add.1 
5 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Mefluidide in ornamental and non-ornamental woody plants, 
ground cover, hedges trees, turf grasses, grass and broadleaf 
weeds Plant health 
Human health 
Territory protection 
Pesticides 
Risk assessment 22 January 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1740 
5 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners N-Alkyl (C12-C18) dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides on 
food contact surfaces Food safety 
Plant health 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 December 2007 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1741 5 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Didecyl dimethyl ammonium carbonate and didecyl dimethyl 
ammonium bicarbonate on food contact surfaces Food safety 
Plant health Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 22 December 2007 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/988/Add.1 
5 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Acetamiprid in cucurbits, stone fruit, an d tree nuts Adoption/Entry into force 
of new regulation 
Food safety Human protection 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Objections and 
requests for 
hearings must be received by 
28 January 2008. 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/308 7 December 2007 Not stated. Glucoamylase enzyme (ICS: 67.160.20, 67.220) Food additives 
Food safety 14 February 2008   
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/309 7 December 2007 Not stated. Maltogenic amylase enzyme (ICS: 67.220.20) Food additives 
Food safety Genetically modified 
organisms 14 February 2008  
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/199 10 December 2007 All countries Food additives (Magnesium hydroxide and hypochlorous acid 
water) Food additives 
Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/200 
10 December 2007 All countries Processed foods containing shrimp, prawn, lobster and crab Allergens 
Food safety 
Labelling 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1577/Add.2 
10 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Spinosad in spices and pineapples Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides Objections and 
requests for 
hearings must be received by 
4 February 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1684/Add.1 10 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Bacillus thuriengiensis Vip3Aa20 protein and the genetic material 
necessary for its production in corn Food safety 
Human health Genetically modified 
organisms 
Plant health Pesticides 
Tolerance exemption Objections and 
requests for hearings must be 
received by 
4 February 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1742 10 December 2007 US trading 
partners Ultraviolet (UV) radiation for the reduction of pathogens and 
other micro-organisms in aqueous sugar solutions and potable water intended for use in food production Food additives 
Food safety Irradiation Comments will be 
accepted at anytime however, if a final 
rule is promulgated, 
it will address only those comments 
that were received 
prior to publication 
of the final rule. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1743 10 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Naphthalene acetic acid in apples, pear s, cherries and olives Food safety 
Pesticides Risk assessment 4 January 2008  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/201 11 December 2007 All countries Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 
02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) Fish and crustaceans (HSCodes 03.0 2, 03.03, 03.0 4, 03.06 and 
03.07) 
Dairy (HS Code 04.01) Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes 07.01, 
07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 
07.13 and 07.14) 
Edible fruits and nuts, peel of  citrus/melons (HS Codes 08.01, 
08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) 
Coffee, tea, mate and spices (H S Codes 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 
09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) Cereals (HS Codes 10.01, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) 
Oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS 
Codes 12.01, 12.02, 12.07, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12 and 12.14) Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Republic of Korea G/SPS/N/KOR/267 
11 December 2007 Any trading 
partners Livestock products for human consumption Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/210/Add.2 12 December 2007 Trading partners Bovine and buffalo semen Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/212/Add.1 
12 December 2007 All countries Melon HS Code 080710 (Cucumis melo), watermelon HS Code 
080711 (Citrullus lanatus), pumpkin HS Code 070990 (Cucurbita 
spp.) and cucumber HS Code 070700 (Cucumis sativus) – Anastrepha grandis  Animal health 
Food safety 
Pesticides Plant health 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/290/Add.1 
12 December 2007 All countries Food additives for jelly Food additives 
Food safety 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/357 12 December 2007 All countries Cotton (HS Code - Chapter 52) – Methyl bromide for the control 
of Anthonomus grandis  Pesticides 
Pests Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/358 
12 December 2007 All countries Coffee seedlings (H S Code 060290) Plant health 
Territory protection 21 December 2007  
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/359 
12 December 2007 All countries Sweeteners Food additives 
Food safety 23 December 2007  
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/360 
12 December 2007 All countries Spinosad in coffee, onions, beans, watermelon, cabbage and 
sorghum Food safety 
Pesticides 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/361 12 December 2007 All countries Food additives in fresh fr uit and vegetables surface Food additives 
Food safety 23 December 2007 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/362 
12 December 2007 All countries Food additives for solid minerals  and/or vitamin supplements Food additives 
Food safety 23 December 2007 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/363 
12 December 2007 All countries Benzalkonium chloride (leaf  application) in beans Food safety 
Pesticides 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable  
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(as identified)  
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submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/364 12 December 2007 All countries Metsulfuron in coffee Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/365 
12 December 2007 All countries Fluquinconazole  in coffee Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/366 
12 December 2007 All countries Thiophanate-methyl in various commodities Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/367 
12 December 2007 All countries Fenamidone in watermelon Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/368 
12 December 2007 All countries Acibenzolar-S-methyl in cotton se eds, potatoes, beans and melon Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable  
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Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/268 12 December 2007 All countries Food products Bacteria 
Contaminants Food safety 
Pharmaceutical products 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Albania G/SPS/N/ALB/38 - EMRG 13 December 2007 Poland, 
Mazowieckie region  All live fowl (domestic and wild fowls), day-old poultry, 
decorative poultry, eggs, live fo wl semen, meat of wild and 
domestic fowl, products originating from poultry Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Regionalisation 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/39 - EMRG 13 December 2007 Romania, Tulcea 
province All live fowl (domestic and wild fowls), day-old poultry, 
decorative poultry, eggs, live fo wl semen, meat of wild and 
domestic fowl, products originating from poultry Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Human health Regionalisation 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/40 - EMRG 13 December 2007 Karlovarscy 
region, Czech Republic Live animals of the ruminant family and all kind of herbivores 
susceptible to blue tongue virus, semen of ruminants, embryos/eggs of ruminants and pathologic material and the 
biological products originating from ruminants Animal diseases 
Animal health Regionalisation 
Zoonoses 
Blue tongue Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/41 - EMRG 
13 December 2007 Pyrenees-
Atlantiques 
region, France Live animals of the ruminant family and all kind of herbivores 
susceptible to blue tongue virus, semen of ruminants, 
embryos/eggs of ruminants and pathologic material and the 
biological products originating from ruminants Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Regionalisation 
Zoonoses Blue tongue Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/42 - EMRG 
13 December 2007 Moskovskaya-
Oblast' region, 
Russia 
 All live domestic and wild pigs, semen of domestic and wild pigs, 
fresh meat of domestic and wild pigs, pig products destined for 
animal feed, pathologic materials and biological pig products  Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Regionalisation 
Zoonoses 
Classical swine fever Not applicable  
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submission of 
comments 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/43 -EMRG 13 December 2007 Ecuador, Guayas 
region All live animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and goats Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Human health 
Foot and mouth disease Regionalisation 
Zoonoses 
Foot and mouth disease Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/369 
13 December 2007 All countries Fermented milks – HS Code 0403 Food safety Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/370 
13 December 2007 All countries Laboratories for the diagnosis of Transmissible Spongiform 
Encephalopathies (TSE's) in ruminants Animal health 
Human protection 
Transmissible Spongiform 
Encephalopathy Not applicable.  
Trade facilitation 
Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/371 
13 December 2007 All countries Blue-veined cheese – HS Code  0406.40 Food safety Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/372 13 December 2007 All trading 
partners Beans and cowpea ( Phaseolus vulgaris  L. and Vigna unguiculata  
(L) Walp.) – HS Code 0713.3 Food safety Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/157/Add.4 
14 December 2007 All countries Transit and trade of anim als and FMD-susceptible products from 
the State of Mato  Grosso do Sul Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety Human health 
Foot and mouth disease 
Regionalisation Withdrawal of the measure 
Zoonoses Not applicable  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/198/Add.1 14 December 2007 All countries Traceability system of th e productive chain of bovine and 
bubaline animals Animal health 
Food safety Traceability 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/373 
14 December 2007 All countries Animals of the bovine an d bubaline species HS Codes 0102 and 
0106  Animal health 
Traceability 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/374 
14 December 2007 All countries Eradication of Cydia pomonella , a pest affecting fruits grouped 
under HS-Code 0808 (Apples and Pears) Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/375 14 December 2007 All trading 
partners Rice ( Oryza sativa  L.) – HS Code 1006 Food safety 31 January 2008 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/376 
14 December 2007 Trading partners Animals and plants, products, derivatives and parts thereof, by-
products, waste with economic value and agricultural inputs Animal health 
Food safety 
Plant health Human health 
Territory protection 21 December 2007  
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/269 14 December 2007 All countries Mammalians, birds and their products Animal health 
Risk assessment 26 January 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1744 
14 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Ethalfluralin in dill, mustard, potato, rapeseed Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for 
hearings must be 
received by 
4 February 2008.  
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submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/377 17 December 2007 All countries Cletodim in melon Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Not applicable 
Norway 
G/SPS/N/NOR/25 17 December 2007 All countries 
exporting the covered products 
to Norway Plant material and wood of host species of  Phytophthora 
ramorum  (Werres et al., 2001) Fungi 
Pests Plant health 14 January 2008  
Oman 
G/SPS/N/OMN/25 
17 December 2007 All countries Live animals, their products, and by- products, vet drugs, 
vaccines and biologicals, animal  feed and feed ingredients Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 
Quarantine measures 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/121 
17 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Chinese Taipei Steviol glycoside Food additives 
Food safety 30 January 2008 
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/122 
17 December 2007 All trading 
partners Plants or plant products Fruit fly 
Pests 
Plant health 12 March 2008 
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/123 17 December 2007 Australia 
(excluding Riverland and 
Tasmania), 
Thailand and the Netherlands Fresh fruits of Actinidia deliciosa , Citrus limonia, Citrus 
paradisii, Citrus reticulate, Citrus reticulata x C. paradisii, Citrus reticulata x C. sinensis, Citrus sinensis, Persea Americana, 
Vaccinum corymbosum, Vitis vinifera and betel nut (Areca 
catechu), and the designated host seedlings of burrowing nematode ( Radopholus similis ) Nematode 
Pests Fruit fly 
Plant health 26 December 2007  
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/124 
17 December 2007 All trading 
partners Wooden packaging materials ISPM 15 
Plant health 
Quarantine measures 
Wood packaging 12 February 2008 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/268 19 December 2007 Trading partners Meat for consumption Food safety 28 January 2008  
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affected 
(as identified)  
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Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/310/Add.1 G/SPS/N/EEC/316/Add.1 
19 December 2007 EC member 
States and third countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities. Certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables 
(HS Codes 081020, 081030, 081040, 083000, 080450, 080720, 070390, 070420, 070511, 070519, 070690, 070940, 071300, 
090411); certain edible fruit and nuts (HS Code 0808), certain 
roots and tubers (HS Code 0701) Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Paraguay 
G/SPS/N/PRY/16 
20 December 2007 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Paraguay Plant products and by-p roducts Plant health 
Pests 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1745 
20 December 2007 All countries Sheep and goat semen Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Scrapie 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1746 
20 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Nosema locustae in various commodities Food safety 
Plant health 
Human health Pesticides 11 February 2008 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/219 
21 December 2007 All countries.  
Imported (as well 
as domestically produced) foods 
sold in Australia. Foods in general Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Veterinary drugs 15 February 2008  
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/220 21 December 2007 All countries.  
Imported (as well as domestically 
produced) foods 
sold in Australia. Foods in general Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Veterinary drugs 15 February 2008 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/269 
21 December 2007 Peru, Department 
of Lima Fresh vegetables and herbs for consumption Plant health 29 January 2008  
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Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/151 - EMRG 21 December 2007 Canada, Province 
of Saskatchewan Fresh poultry meat, live birds, eggs for hatching and consumption 
and other meat products of avian origin Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Regionalisation Zoonoses Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1747 
21 December 2007 Any US trade 
partners Sodium hydroxide, alkyl amine hydrochloride and decanoic acid 
in various commodities Food safety 
Plant health 
Human health 
Pesticides 11 March 2008 
n.a. = not available, not identified 
 
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