. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HKG/22 
21 March 2005 
 (05-1176) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HONG KONG, CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Agriculture, Fisheries and Conser vation Department, the Government 
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live dogs and cats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries/places exporting live dogs and cats to Hong Kong  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:    
Draft Special Permit Attachment 11 (dated March 2005) 
Draft Special Permit Attachment 12 (dated March 2005) Draft Special Permit Attachment 13 (dated March 2005) 
These documents are available in English (3 pa ges) and Chinese (3 pages) at the following 
web address: 
http://www.afcd.gov.hk/quaranti ne/lsk/import/d e_consult.htm 
Details on importation of dogs and cats is available at the following address: 
http://www.afcd.gov.hk/quaran tine/lsk/import/dogcat.htm 
6. Description of content:   
A Special Permit is re quired to import live animals or bi rds into Hong Kong.  The terms of 
the Special Permit currently in force are to be revised to provide for the following in relation 
to the importation of dogs and cats to Hong Kong. 
(a)  The animals must be permanently iden tified with a microchip to allow positive 
correlation with the health certification. 
(b)  Hong Kong, China would prefer the AVID  encrypted microchip to be used, however 
dogs identified by other microchips w ill be rechipped on entry to Hong Kong. 
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 G/SPS/N/HKG/22 
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 8. 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:   OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Article 
1.2.2.2, Section 4 requiring appropriate identi fication of animals for certification purposes. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Public Health (Animals and Birds) Regulatio n Chapter 139A Regulation 4 is available in 
English and Chinese at the following web addresses: http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/ CurAllEngDoc?OpenVi ew&Start=139&Count=3
0&Expand=139.2#139.2 
http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/ CurAllChinDoc?OpenView&Start=139&Count=3
0&Expand=139.2#139.2 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   15 May 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   15 May 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  7 May 2005 
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:    
Trade and Industry Department 
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
17F, Trade and Industry Department 
700 Nathan Road Hong Kong Tel:  (852) 2398 5398 Fax:  (852) 2789 2491 
E-mail:  mdiv1@tid.gov.hk 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: