. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ZAF/22 
13 October 2005 
 (05-4683) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SOUTH AFRICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate Animal Health, Nati onal Department of Agriculture  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Live pigs, pig genetic material, pork  (fresh and processed), and all pork 
products and by-products.  Processed pig products including:  (i) meat treated to inactivate the Classical Swine Fever virus according to Artic le 3.6.4.2 of the OIE Animal Health Code 
2005 Edition, and (ii) fully mounted trophies, salte d hides, or tusks dipped in formalin that 
have been suitably treated and disinfected, are all excluded.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Temporary suspension of 
exportation of live pigs, pig gene tic material, pork (fresh and pr ocessed) and all pork products 
and by-products from South Afri ca due to outbreaks of Classi cal Swine Fever (Available in 
English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  Following the reported outbreaks of  Classical Swine Fever in South 
Africa, it is deemed necessary for South Africa to prevent spread of the disease to other countries.  The exportation of liv e pigs, pig genetic material, por k (fresh and processed) and 
all pork products and by-p roducts is temporarily suspended.  This suspension will remain in 
place until results from a country -wide surveillance fo r Classical Swine Fe ver are available. 
Processed pig products including:  (i) meat tr eated to inactivate the Classical Swine Fever 
virus according to Article 3.6.4.2 of the OIE Animal Health Code 2005 Edition, and (ii) 
fully mounted trophies, salted hides, or tusks dipped in formalin that have been suitably treated and disinfected, are all excluded from this notification.  
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 To control possible spread of Classical Swine Fever to other 
countries and protect the anim al health and pork industry in trading partner countries.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  This is an emergency 
measure to protect the animal health a nd pork industry in trad ing partner countries.  G/SPS/N/ZAF/22 
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 9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Effective 23 August 2005  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr BM Modisane, Senior Manager Animal Health, Directorate of Animal Health, Department 
of Agriculture, Private Bag X138., Pretoria, 0001, SOUTH AFRICA.  Tel:  +27-12-319 7615;  
Fax:  +27-12-329 7218;  E-mail:  smah@nda.agric.za
 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr BM Modisane, Senior Manager Animal Health, Directorate of Animal Health, Department 
of Agriculture, Private Bag X138., Pretoria , 0001, SOUTH AFRICA.  Tel:  +27-12-319 7615; 
Fax:  +27-12-329 7218;  E-mail:  smah@nda.agric.za