WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/603 
14 November 2005 
 (05-5322) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING  THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2005  
 
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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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/85 
3 October 2005 All countries Chlorpyrifos-methyl – MRLs in wild cabbage, 
leek, Chinese cabbage and other leafy 
vegetables Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China G/SPS/N/CHN/86 3 October 2005 All countries Cypermethrin – MRLs in apple and pear Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/87 
3 October 2005 All countries Atrazine, simetryne, simazine, acetochlor, 
trifuralin, MCPA, 2,4-D, chlorotoluron and 
diruon – MRLs in irrigation water Plant protection 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/88 
3 October 2005 All countries Metalaxyl, procymi done, vinclozolin, thiram, 
thiophanate-methyl, paraquat, simazine, atrazine 
and ethephon – MRLs in apple and pear Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China G/SPS/N/CHN/89 3 October 2005 All countries Cypermethrin, cyfluthrin, fenpropathrin and 
bifenthrin – MRLs in wild cabbage, leek, Chinese cabbage and other leafy vegetables Food safety 
Plant protection 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/90 
3 October 2005 All countries Microbial inoculants Plant protection 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China G/SPS/N/CHN/91 
3 October 2005 All countries Ochratoxin A and zear alenone in feeds Animal health 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/92 
3 October 2005 All countries Chlorpyrifos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, 
fenthion, acephate, methamidophos and 
phosalone – MRLs in tea Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China G/SPS/N/CHN/93 3 October 2005 All countries Cartap, carbosulfan and propoxur – MRLs in 
apple and pear Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/94 
3 October 2005 All countries Cartap, carbosulfan, propoxur and isoprocarb – 
MRLs in leafy vegetables Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/59 
3 October 2005 All countries Dry animal products – Quarantine requirements Animal health 15 November 2005 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/333 3 October 2005 All countries Cannabis sativa, pisum, triticum and Zea seed 
for sowing – Import health standards Plant protection Comments at any time  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1126 
3 October 2005 Any US trading partners Cyhexatin – MRLs in various commodities – 
Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 14 November 2005 
Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 21 November 2005. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1127 
3 October 2005 Any US trading partners Ametryn in corn, pineapple and sugarcane – 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 21 November 2005   
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1128 3 October 2005 Any US trading partners Malathion – Revised risk assessments Food safety 
Plant protection Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 22 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1129 
3 October 2005 Any US trading partners Metconazole in soybeans – Asian soybean rust Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 6 October 2005 
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/32 3 October 2005 All countries exporting 
these products to India Pet food (cat and dog food) Animal health 30 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/848/Add.1 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Amicarbazone – MRLs in various commodities 
– Final rule Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 22 November 2005. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/982/Add.1 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Corn – Exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for Cry34Abl and Cry35Abl - GMOs Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 21 November 2005. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/527/Add.2 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners C8, C10 and C12 straight-chain fatty acid 
monoesters of glycerol and propylene glycol – 
Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance Food safety 6 October 2005  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA1054/Add.1 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Kasugamycin – MRLs in fruiting vegetables – 
Final rule Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 22 November 2005. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1130 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pyriproxyfen – MRLs in vegetables, fruits, 
citrus and grass – Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 22 November 2005. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1131 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pesticides in casein, fish, soya, wheat and 
rhodamine B – Expired time-limited tolerance 
exemptions – Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease n.a. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1132 4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pesticides in various commodities – Revocation 
of tolerance exemptions – Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received by 21 November 2005. 
Iceland 
G/SPS/N/ISL/6 – EMRG 
5 October 2005 Cambodia; China; Hong 
Kong, China, Indonesia, 
Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand and 
Vietnam Live poultry and birds, fertile eggs, raw poultry 
and bird products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Iceland 
G/SPS/N/ISL/7 – EMRG 5 October 2005 Kazakhstan and Russia Live poultry and birds, fertile eggs, raw poultry 
and bird products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health  
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/80 
5 October 2005 All countries Hides and skin of domestic or wild ruminants 
and pigs – FMD Animal health 18 November 2005 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/81 – EMRG 
4 October 2005 Myanmar Swine, cattle, goat, sheep, lamb and their 
products – FMD Animal health  
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/82 – EMRG 5 October 2005 Japan Domestic and wild birds, poultry meat, day-old 
chicks, eggs and semen – Avian Influenza Animal health   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/83 
5 October 2005 All countries  Fruits and vegetables – Good Agricultural 
Practices Food safety 18 November 2005 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/84 4 October 2005 All countries Oil palm seedlings – Oil palm disease Plant protection 18 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1063/Add.1 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pyrethrins in commodities – Risk assessments Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 21 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1065/Add.1 
4 October 2005 Any US trading partners Piperonyl butoxide – Risk assessments Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 21 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1133 
5 October 2005 Peru Citrus – Plant pests Plant protection 29 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1134 
5 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pyridaben – MRLs in  fruits – Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 22 November 2005. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1135 5 October 2005 Any US trading partners Flutriafol in soybeans – Asian soybean rust Food safety 
Plant protection Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 6 October 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1136 
5 October 2005 Any US trading partners Flusilazole in soybeans – Asian soybean rust Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 6 October 2005. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1137 
5 October 2005 Any US trading partners Fenpropathrin – MRLs in berries and pea – 
Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received 
by 22 November 2005.  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1066/Add.1 
5 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pesticide MGK 264 – Risk assessments Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/909/Add.1 
5 October 2005 Any US trading partner Muscodor albus Strain QST 20799 on various 
food commodities – Exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance – Final rule Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease 28 November 2005 
Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/192/Corr.1 
6 October 2005 Any trading partners Food additives Food safety  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/691/Add.7 
6 October 2005 US trading partners Food for human and animal consumption, 
except meat, poultry and egg products – 
Bioterrorism – Final rule Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease  
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/60 6 October 2005 All countries Meat derived from cloven-hoofed animals – 
Quarantine requirements Animal Health 15 November 2005 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/152 
10 October 2005 All countries Cadusafos and pyridalyl – MRLs in vegetables, 
fruits, nuts, tea, mate, spices and oilseeds and 
oleaginous Food safety 19 December 2005 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/153 
10 October 2005 All countries 2-Ethyl-3-methylpyrazine and 5-
Methylquinoxaline Food safety 19 December 2005 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/79 10 October 2005 EC member States Plant propaga tion material for ornamental 
species – Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection 60 days  
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/80 
10 October 2005 Ecuador Cut flowers – Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection 60 days  
Norway 
G/SPS/N/NOR/14 – EMRG 
6 October 2005 n.a. Liver and kidneys from bovines and ovines with 
high content of cadmium Food safety   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
El Salvador 
G/SPS/N/SLV/69 
5 October 005 Trading partners Pasteurized and ultr a-pasteurized milk  Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
El Salvador G/SPS/N/SLV/70 
5 October 2005 Trading partners Raw cow's milk Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
Australia G/SPS/N/AUS/177/Add.1 
12 October 2005 China Pears – Final extension of policy of importation Plant protection n.a. 
South Africa 
G/SPS/N/ZAF/22 - EMRG 13 October 2005 All trading partners Live pigs, pig genetic material, pork (fresh and 
processed) and all pork products and by-products – Classical swine fever Animal health  
South Africa 
G/SPS/N/ZAF/23 - EMRG 
13 October 2005 All trading partners Live ostrich,  live poultry and other birds, all 
ostrich and poultry products – Avian Influenza Animal health  
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/334 
13 October 2005 All Countries Nursery stock – Import health standard Plant protection Comments at any time 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/61 
13 October 2005 All trading partners Caffeine in beverages Food safety 10 November 2005 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/62 13 October 2005 All trading partners Caffeine content in beverages other than tea, 
coffee or cocoa Food safety 10 November 2005 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/200 
19 October 2005 Sonora Valley (Mexico) Wheat – Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection 
Protect territory from 
other damage from pests 25 November 2005 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/201 
19 October 2005 Argentina Citrus fruit  Plant protection 
Protect territory from 
other damage from pests 2 November 2005 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/197/Add.1 
19 October 2005 All countries exporting 
these products to Chile Dried vegetable products – Phytosanitary 
requirements - Extensio n of the comment period Plant protection 20 October 2005  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/198/Add.1 
19 October 2005 All countries trading 
with Chile All products likely to introduce the identified 
pests - Extension of the comment period Plant protection 
Protect territory from 
other damage from 
pests 2 November 2005 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/7 – EMRG 
14 October 2005 Colombia Breeding poultry, fertile eggs and products and 
by-products and derivatives of chicken – Avian 
Influenza Animal Health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/252 
14 October 2005 Not stated Lipase enzyme in bread, flour, bakery products, 
edible fats and oils Food safety Not for comment at this 
time.  A comment period 
will be provided in a 
revision of this notification. 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/173/Add.1 
17 October 2005 Italy Fresh sweet orange fruit – Extension of existing 
policy – Withdrawal of the ban Plant protection  
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/188 
17 October 2005 All countries Various agricultural and veterinary chemicals – 
MRLs in foods in general Food safety 9 December 2005 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/189 
18 October 2005 All countries Various agricultural and veterinary chemicals – 
MRLs in foods in general Food safety 9 December 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/950/Add.1 17 October 2005 San Marino Meat products – Final rule Food safety  
Switzerland 
G/SPS/N/CHE/47 – EMRG 
19 October 2005 Romania and Turkey Live birds, their products and by-products – 
Avian Influenza Animal health  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1138 
19 October 2005 Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras 
and Nicaragua Peppers – Quarantine pests Plan t protection 12 December 2005 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/335 19 October 2005 All countries Anethum  seed for sowing – Cercosporidium 
punctum Plant protection Comments at any time 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/120 
20 October 2005 All countries Penoxsulam – MRLs in rice culture Food safety 16 October 2005  
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affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/121 
20 October 2005 All countries Indoxacarb – MRLs in tomato culture Food safety 16 October 2005 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/122 20 October 2005 All countries Tebuconazole – MRLs in papaya Food safety 15 October 2005 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/81 
20 October 2005 Trading partners Packaging, utensils and equipment in contact 
with foodstuffs Food safety 11 November 2005 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/82 
20 October 2005 Trading partners PET packaging intended to cont ain foodstuffs Food safety 10 December 2005 
Mexico 
G/SPS/N/MEX/207/Add.2 24 October 2005 Any person using wood 
packaging for the international 
commercialization of 
goods and services Wood packaging material – Phytosanitary 
measures – ISPM 15 Plant protection 
Protect territory from other damage from 
pests n.a. 
Singapore 
G/SPS/N/SGP/31 – EMRG 
24 October 2005 State of Mato Grosso do 
Sul (Brazil) Frozen pork and frozen and chilled beef – FMD Animal health  
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/41/Rev.1/Add.1 
21 October 2005 All trading partners Wood and articles of wood – Quarantine 
requirements - Final rule Plant protection  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1139 24 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pyrazon in sugar beets, red table beets and 
ornamentals Food safety 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 12 December 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1140 24 October 2005 Any US trading partners Imidacloprid – MRLs in pomegranates – Final 
rule Food safety 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease Objections and requests for 
hearings must be received by 12 December 2005 
Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/123 21 October 2005 All countries Spiromesifen – MRLs in cotton, beans, melon 
and tomatoes Food safety 
 29 October 2005 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/124 
21 October 2005 All countries Wood packaging materials – Methyl bromide 
treatment - ISPM 15 Plant protection Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/63 
24 October 2005 Countries free from 
Avian Influenza Poultry and birds, day-old poultry and birds and 
hatching eggs – Avian Influenza Animal health 30 November 2005 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/85 24 October 2005 All countries Meat and meat product s – Import standa rds Food safety 
Animal health Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 12 December 2005 
Kenya 
G/SPS/N/KEN/15 – EMRG 
25 October 2005 Greece, Romania and 
Turkey Domestic and wild birds, hatching eggs, table 
eggs, their meat and meat products including 
products for animal feed, agricultural and 
industrial use – Avian Influenza Animal health 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1141 
25 October 2005 All US trading partners Animal food and feed – BSE Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 20 December 2005 
Armenia 
G/SPS/N/ARM/1 – EMRG 
26 October 2005 Asia, Romania, Russia 
and Turkey Live poultry and birds, poultry and bird 
products – Avian Influenza Food safety 
Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1142 
26 October 2005 Any US trading partners Flumiclorac pentyl in field corn and soybeans Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease 18 November 2005 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1143 26 October 2005 Any US trading partners Ethylene oxide in spices and other seasoning 
materials – Reopening of comment period Food safety 
Plant protection Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 18 November 2005  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1144 
26 October 2005 Any US trading partners Pesticides in corn – GMOs  Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or disease Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/271 
27 October 2005 Botswana, Brazil, Chile, 
El Salvador, Namibia, 
Nicaragua, and Swaziland Bovine animals, sheep and goats, their products 
and by-products – TSE Food safety 
 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
European Communities G/SPS/N/EEC/272 
27 October 2005 EC member States and 
countries exporting 
these products to the European Communities Methabenzthiazuron in agricultural products Food safety 
Plant protection 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1145 
27 October 2005 Any US trading partners Fluazifop-P-butyl in various commodities Food safety 
Plant protection 
Protect humans from animal/plant pest or 
disease n.a. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/722/ Rev.1/Add.1 – 
EMRG 
27 October 2005 Regions or countries 
exporting these products Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp – Potato 
brown rot Plant protection n.a. 
Romania 
G/SPS/N/ROU/7 - EMRG 
27 October 2005 All countries All products of animal origin and live animals – 
Sanitary requirements Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease  
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/101/Add.1 
31 October 2005 Trading partners Milk for human consumption – Extension of the 
comment period Food safety 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 21 November 2005 
Panama 
G/SPS/N/PAN/46 
31 October 2005 United States Ruminant meat, products and by-products of 
bovine animals Animal health 
Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease n.a. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1146 
31 October 2005 Any US trading partners Cured and cooked shelfstable meat derived from 
ruminants and swine – FMD and Rinderpest Animal health 27 December 2005  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
"Product" or issue  
Objective Deadline for submission 
of comments 
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/10 - EMRG 
31 October 2005 State of Matto Grosso 
do Sul (Brazil) Ruminants and live swine, products and by-
products, semen and embryos - FMD Animal health  
Bolivia 
G/SPS/N/BOL/11 – EMRG 31 October 2005 Colombia Poultry products and by-products, eggs – Avian 
Influenza Animal Health  
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Re v.10 - EMRG 
31 October 2005 European Communities, 
Switzerland and the 
United States All plants – Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection  
Indonesia 
G/SPS/N/IDN/26 – EMRG 
31 October 2005 Brazil Live animals, animal products and by-products - 
FMD Food safety 
Animal Health 
Protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/64 
31 October 2005 The regions or countries 
producing these 
products Alcohol products – Hygiene standards Food safety 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
Chinese Taipei G/SPS/N/TPKM/65 
31 October 2005 The regions or countries 
producing these 
products Alcohol products – Health standards Food safety By the end of 2005 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/35/Add.2 
31 October 2005 All trading partners Wood packaging material – Final rule Plant protection  
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/42 31 October 2005 All countries trading 
with Costa Rica Eggs for human consumption – Technical 
regulation Food safety 
Animal Health Protect humans from 
animal/plant pest or 
disease 60 days after circulation of 
the notification 
n.a. = not available, not identified 
 
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