WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
1 April 2009 
 (09-1614) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
MEMBERSHIP IN WTO AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARD-SETTING BODIES 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
Revision  
 
  The following table provides information rega rding the membership, as of 31 March 2009, of 
the WTO and of the three standard-setting bodies e xplicitly referred to in the SPS Agreement.  The 
entries of countries that are simultaneously members of the WTO, Codex Alimentarius, OIE and IPPC 
are shaded. G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
Afghanistan   X   X 
Albania X X X X 
Algeria   X X X 
Andorra   X     
Angola X X   X 
Antigua and Barbuda X   X X 
Argentina X X X X 
Armenia X X X X 
Australia X X X X 
Austria X X X X 
Azerbaijan   X X   
Bahamas     X X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of X X X X 
Bangladesh X X X X 
Barbados X X X X 
Belarus   X X X 
Belgium X X X X 
Belize X X X X 
Benin X X   X 
Bhutan   X X X 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela X X X X 
Bolivia X X X X 
Bosnia and Herzegovina   X X X 
Botswana X X   X 
Brazil X X X X 
Brunei Darussalam X X   X 
Bulgaria X X X X 
Burkina Faso X X X X 
Burundi X X X X 
Cambodia X X X X  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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  Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
Cameroon X X X X 
Canada X X X X 
Cape Verde X X X X 
Central African Republic X X X X 
Chad X X X X 
Chile X X X X 
China X X X X 
Colombia X X X X 
Comoros   X X X 
Congo X X X X 
Cook Islands     X X 
Costa Rica X X X X 
Côte d'Ivoire X X X X 
Croatia X X X X 
Cuba X X X X 
Cyprus X X X X 
Czech Republic X X X X 
Democratic Republic of the Congo X X   X 
Denmark X X X X 
Djibouti X X X X 
Dominica X   X X 
Dominican Republic X X X X 
Ecuador X X X X 
Egypt X X X X 
El Salvador X X X X 
Equatorial Guinea   X X X 
Eritrea   X X X 
Estonia X X X X 
Ethiopia   X X X 
European Communities X   X X 
Fiji X X X X G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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  Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
Finland X X X X 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia X X X X 
France X X X X 
Gabon X X X X 
The Gambia X X   X 
Georgia X X X X 
Germany X X X X 
Ghana X X X X 
Greece X X X X 
Grenada X   X X 
Guatemala X X X X 
Guinea X X X X 
Guinea Bissau X X X X 
Guyana X X X X 
Haiti X X X X 
Honduras X X X X 
Hong Kong, China X       
Hungary X X X X 
Iceland X X X X 
India X X X X 
Indonesia X X X X 
Iran   X X X 
Iraq   X X X 
Ireland X X X X 
Israel X X X X 
Italy X X X X 
Jamaica X X X X 
Japan X X X X 
Jordan X X X X 
Kazakhstan   X   X 
Kenya X X X X  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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  Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
Kiribati       X 
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of   X X X 
Korea, Republic of X X X X 
Kuwait X X X X 
Kyrgyz Republic X X X X 
Lao People's Democratic Republic   X X X 
Latvia X X X X 
Lebanon   X X X 
Lesotho X X   X 
Liberia     X X 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya   X X X 
Liechtenstein X X     
Lithuania X X X X 
Luxembourg X X X X 
Macao, China X   X   
Madagascar X X X X 
Malawi X X X X 
Malaysia X X X X 
Maldives X X X X 
Mali X X X X 
Malta X X X X 
Mauritania X X X X 
Mauritius X X X X 
Mexico X X X X 
Micronesia, Federal States of   X X X 
Moldova X X X X 
Mongolia X X   X 
Montenegro   X   X 
Morocco X X X X 
Mozambique X X X X 
Myanmar X X X X G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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  Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
Namibia X X X X 
Nepal X X X X 
Netherlands X X X X 
New Caledonia   X     
New Zealand X X X X 
Nicaragua X X X X 
Niger X X X X 
Nigeria X X X X 
Niue     X   
Norway X X X X 
Oman X X X X 
Pakistan X X X X 
Palau     X   
Panama X X X X 
Papua New Guinea X   X X 
Paraguay X X X X 
Peru X X X X 
Philippines X X X X 
Poland X X X X 
Portugal X X X X 
Qatar X X X X 
Romania X X X X 
Russian Federation   X X X 
Rwanda X X X X 
Saint Kitts and Nevis X   X X 
Saint Lucia X   X X 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines X   X X 
Samoa     X X 
Sao Tome and Principe   X X   
Saudi Arabia X X X X 
Senegal X X X X  G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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  Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
Serbia   X X X 
Seychelles     X X 
Sierra Leone X X X X 
Singapore X X   X 
Slovak Republic X X X X 
Slovenia X X X X 
Solomon Islands X   X X 
Somalia   X     
South Africa X X X X 
Spain X X X X 
Sri Lanka X X X X 
Sudan   X X X 
Suriname X X X X 
Swaziland X X X X 
Sweden X X X X 
Switzerland X X X X 
Syrian Arab Republic   X X X 
Chinese Taipei X X     
Tajikistan   X   X 
Tanzania X X X X 
Thailand X X X X 
Togo X X X X 
Tonga X   X X 
Trinidad and Tobago X X X X 
Tunisia X X X X 
Turkey X X X X 
Turkmenistan   X     
Tuvalu     X   
Uganda X X X X 
Ukraine X X X X 
United Arab Emirates X X X X G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 
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  Country WTO OIE IPPC CODEX 
United Kingdom X X X X 
United States of America X X X X 
Uruguay X X X X 
Uzbekistan   X   X 
Vanuatu   X X X 
Viet Nam X X X X 
Yemen   X X X 
Zambia X X X X 
Zimbabwe X X   X 
Total Members 153 173 170 181 
 
   
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