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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/YEM/13 
23 May 2006 
 (06-2472) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Yemen Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF YEMEN 
Action Plan on the Implementation of the WTO Agreement on the Application  
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
 
 The following submission, dated 12 May 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Yemen.  
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  WT/ACC/YEM/13 
Page 2 Agreement on the Application of 
SPS Measures Action Timeframe for 
Completion Remarks 
- Review and updating: Law No. 32/1999 on Plant Quarantine and 
its regulations No. 54 /2001 for consistency with the SPS Agreement and the new revised text for IPPC. 2008 
 Technical assistance requested. 
 
- Review and updating: Law No. 13 /2004 on Animal Wealth and its 
regulations for consistency with the SPS Agreement and the 
respective international standards (OIE). 2009 
 Technical assistance requested. 
 
- Review and updating: Law No. 44/1999 on Standardization, 
Metrology and Quality Control and its regulations; harmonization 
with the SPS Agreement and international standards pertaining to 
the Codex.   2008 
 Technical assistance requested. 
 
- Updating of food safety regulations in accordance with 
international standards, guidelines and recommendations. 2008 
 Technical assistance requested. 
 
- Establishing new plant quarantine stations at customs entry points 
as well as central phytosanitary laboratories. 2007- 2010 
 Financial and Technical assistance 
requested. 
- Establishing veterinary quarantine stations at customs entry points.  2007- 2010 
 Financial and Technical assistance 
requested. 
- Establishing food safety laboratories at customs entry points. 2007- 2010 
 Financial and Technical assistance 
requested. 
- Supply of laboratory equipment. 2 010 Technical assistance requested. Article 2.2: (Necessity) 
- Training courses for technician s and specialists in order to 
strengthen human resources (veterinarians, microbiologists, food analysts and inspectors, chem ists, epidemiologists, plant 
pathologists, entomologists etc.), in the following fields:  
 - Sampling and inspection,  - Testing methods,  
 - Surveillance,  
 - Certification and accreditation,   - Laboratory practices,  
 - Diagnosis and an alysis techniques. 2006 – 2009 Technical assistance requested. 
 
Article 2.3 and Annex C.1(a) and (d): (Non-discrimination)  - Above-mentioned laws and regulations.  2008-2009 Technical assistance requested. 
- Above-mentioned laws and regulations. 2008-2009 Technical assistance requested. 
- Participating  in the meetings  of  international SPS-related 
organizations and their related subsidiary bodies Continuous 
Activity Financial assistance requested. 
 Article 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4: (Harmonization) 
- Implementing international standards for sanitary and 
phytosanitary measures. 2006- 2010 Technical assistance requested. 
Article 4: (Equivalence ) - Above-mentioned laws and regulations. 2008-2009 Techni cal assistance requested.  
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 Page 3Agreement on the Application of 
SPS Measures Action Timeframe for 
Completion Remarks 
- Updating pest lists according to pest risk an alysis. 2007 Technical assistance requested. 
- Updating risk assessment procedures, taking into consideration 
risk assessment procedures prepared by international organizations. 2007 
 Technical assistance requested. 
 
- Implementing risk analysis for the control of fo od products. 2008 Technical assistance requested.  
- Implementing  Hazard Analysis and Critical Contro l Point(s). 2008 Techni cal assistance requested.  
- Implementing specific technical training programs on SPS 
measures in particular: (1) plant pest risk analysis; (2) risk 
assessment for food products; (3) animal diseases risk analysis; (4) surveillance, survey programs and risk assessment systems. 2007-2009 Technical assistance requested.
 Article 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3: 
(Risk assessment)   
- Updating equipment for inspection, sampling, diagnosis and 
treatments. 2007-2009 Technical assistance requested.
 
- Above-mentioned laws and regulations. 2008-2009 Technical assistance requested. 
- Establishment of  pest or diseas e free areas and areas of low pest 
or disease prevalence. 2006-2008 Financial and technical assistance 
requested. Article 6 and Annexes A.6 and A.7: (Regional conditions)  
- Declaration of pest or disease fr ee areas and areas of low pest or 
disease prevalence.  2009 Technical assistance requested. 
- Above-mentioned laws and regulations. 2008-2009 Technical assistance requested. Article 7 and Annex B:  
(Enquiry point,  Transparency / 
notification) - Establishment of the SPS Enquiry point and the National 
Notification Authority. Upon accession Technical assistance requested. 
Article 8 and Annex C: 
(Control, inspection and approval 
procedures) - Supply of laboratory equipment for:  
 - Pesticides residues. 
 - Drug residues. 
 - Additives and contaminants. 
- Practical training for the staff on  analytical processes for the above 
mentioned laboratories. 
- Practical training for the staf f on testing, sampling, risk 
assessment, packaging and labeling requirements related to safety 
of foodstuff. 2006-2009 
 
 
  
2006-2009 
 
2006-2009 Technical assistance requested. 
 
 
Note:   Full implementation would require meeting the above mentioned technical assistance and transitional period. 
 
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