WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/827 
14 March 2008 
 (08-1158) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2008  
 
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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Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/59 1 February 2008 Trading partners All animals and products and by-products of animal origin 
requiring official tests and trials Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Human health 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Philippines G/SPS/N/PHL/124/Add.2 1 February 2008 Virginia, United 
States Domestic and wild birds and their products including 
poultry meat, day-old chicks and semen Animal diseases 
Avian Influenza Food safety 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses 
Withdrawal of the 
measure Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1343/Add.1 
1 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Fluopicolide in fruits and vegetables Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or 
before 31 March 2008 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1764 
1 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Bacillus thuringiensis modified Cry1Ab protein in all crops Food safety 
Pesticides 
Tolerance exemption 
Genetically modified organisms Comments must be 
received on or before 
29 February 2008. 
New Zealand G/SPS/N/NZL/392 
4 February 2008 Australia Crocodilia and Crocodilia hatching eggs Animal health 
Human health 
Territory protection 12 March 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/50 – EMRG 
5 February 2008 Province of West 
Bengal, province of 
Birbhum and 
Dakshin Dinajpur (India) Live fowls (domestic and wild), hatching eggs and eggs for 
human consumption, live fowl s semen, live fowls meat, 
products originating from fowls destined for poultry and 
animal feed; for industrial  and agricultural uses, and 
pathological material and biological products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable  
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affected 
(as identified)  
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Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/51 - EMRG 5 February 2008 Province of 
Mazandaran (Iran) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledges (24 hour-old birds), 
decorative fowls (regardless of origin until further notice), hatching eggs and eggs for human consumption, live fowls 
semen, live fowls meat, products originating from fowls 
destined for fowl and animal  feed; for industrial and 
agricultural uses, and pathological material and biological 
products Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Human health Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/52 - EMRG 
5 February 2008 Province of 
Crimean, 
Krasnogvardeisk 
region (Ukraine) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledges (24 hour-old birds), 
decorative fowls (regardless of origin), hatching eggs and 
eggs for human consumption, live fowls semen, live fowls 
meat, products originating from fowls destined for fowl and animal feed; for industrial  and agricultural uses, and 
pathological material and biological products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/53 – EMRG 
5 February 2008 Province of 
Zonguldak, 
Caycuma region 
(Turkey) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledges (24 hour-old birds), 
decorative fowls (regardless of origin), hatching eggs and 
eggs for human consumption, live fowls semen, live fowls 
meat, products originating from fowls destined for fowl and animal feed;  for industrial and agricultural uses, and 
pathological material and biological products. Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.19 - 
EMRG 
5 February 2008 European 
Communities, 
Norway, 
Switzerland, United States All plants for planting and non propagative plant parts that 
are hosts of the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum .  
Propagative material, including nursery stock, of regulated 
species; wood products with bark of regulated species; non-propagative material, includin g branches, wreaths, greenery, 
cuttings and prunings of regulated species; soil and growing 
media (ICS: 65.020) Plant diseases 
Plant health 
 Not applicable  
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Keywords Deadline for 
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comments 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/190/Add.1 5 February 2008 EC member States 
and third countries exporting these 
products to the 
European Communities Live bovine, swine, ovine and caprine animals (CN 0102 to 
0104 and 0106).  Meat and edible meat offal (CN 0201 to 0206).  Minced meat of bovine, ovine and caprine (CN 
020230, 020329, 020423, 0204539, 0204579) as such or in 
meat preparations under CN position 1606.  Game meat (subheading CN 0208-90).  (See certificates for more details 
on Combined Nomenclature) Animal health n/a 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/323 
5 February 2008  
EC member States 
and third countries 
exporting these products to the 
European 
Communities Live bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine animals and live non 
domestic ruminants (HS Codes 0102 to 0104 and 0106); 
Meat and edible meat offal from bovine, ovine, caprine, 
porcine and equines animals (HS Codes 0201 to 0206); Minced meat of bovine, ovine and caprine animals (HS 
Codes 020230, 020329, 020423, 0204539 and 0204579); 
Game meat from farmed su idae and other cloven-hoofed 
animals, and from wild suidae , other cloven-hoofed animals 
and solipeds (Game meat subheading HS Codes 0208-90) 
and Certain Artiodactylae and Proboscidae animals.  More details of the HS Codes are provided in the certificates. Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 
Territory protection Comments on errors in 
countries or territory 
designations, 
commodity designations etc would 
be welcomed anytime. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1765 
5 February 2008 All trading partners Meat and poultry products Bacteria 
Food safety 
Salmonella 27 February 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/54 - EMRG 
6 February 2008 Province of 
ChumSaeng, 
location Nakhon 
Sawan (Thailand) Live fowls (domestic and wild fowls), fledges (24 hours old 
birds), decorative fowls regardless of origin, hatching eggs 
and eggs for human consumption, live fowls semen, live 
fowls meat, products originating from fowls intended to fowl and animal feed, for indu strial and agricultural uses, 
pathologic material and biologic products originating from 
fowls. Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Korea, Republic of 
G/SPS/N/KOR/272 
6 February 2008 All countries Ethyl carbamate in wine Beverages 
Contaminants 
Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Colombia G/SPS/N/COL/123/Add.2 
11 February 2008 Trading partners Dietary supplements Food safety 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of a regulation Not applicable  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1614/Add.2 11 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) in fruits Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Plant protection Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 7 April 2008  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1766 
11 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Bensulide in cucurbit, leafy vegetable, onion, broccoli, 
cabbage, brussels sprouts Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 7 April 2008 
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/53 
13 February 2008 Trading partner 
countries listed in 
the Regulation, 
exporting plants and plant materials 
to India Plants and plant materials and other regulated articles as per 
plant quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 
2003 and its amendments Pests 
Plant diseases 
Plant health 
Territory protection 3 March 2008  
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/54 13 February 2008 All trading partners 
exporting food additives to India 
and those producing 
food additives for storage or sell in 
India Food products with food additives Food additives 
Food safety 28 February 2008  
Viet Nam 
G/SPS/N/VNM/4 
13 February 2008 Not stated. Draft No. 10:  Regulations on management of hygien and 
safety of food products originated from gene-modified 
organisms Food safety 
Genetically modified 
organisms 28 March 2008   
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Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/268/Add.1 15 February 2008 All countries Ceratitis capitata  and Anastrepha fratecurlus  in papaya 
(Carica papaya) Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Fruit fly 
Pests Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/386 
15 February 2008 Argentina Pinus taeda Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/46/Add.5 - 
EMRG 15 February 2008 Trading partners 
exporting  these 
products to India Domestic and wild birds, live poultry and live pig, their 
products and by-products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza Food safety 
Zoonoses 
Withdrawal of the measure Not applicable 
Thailand 
G/SPS/N/THA/166 
15 February 2008 All countries 
(including 
domestically produced foods) General foods (ICS 67.040) Bacteria 
Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notificatin 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1290/Add.2 
15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Desmedipham in sugar Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 7 April 2008  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1609/Add.2 
15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners DCPA in brassica Food safety 
Human health 
Animal health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 7 April 2008   
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1767 15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Fenamiphos in peanut, eggplant, brussels sprout, cotton, 
citrus, goat, cow, pig, sheep, horse, cherry Food safety 
Plant health Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 7 April 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1768 
15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Tetrachlorvinphos in cow, pig, sheep, horse, goat, poultry Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 7 April 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1769 
15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Terbufos in corn, sorghum Food safety 
Human health 
Animal health Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 7 April 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1770 
15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Phorate in corn, bean, sugarcane, soybean, sorghum, potato, 
hop, wheat, coffee Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 7 April 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1771 
15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Clothianidin in sugar beets Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or 
before 7 April 2008.  
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submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1772 15 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Dimethoate in apple, cabbage, collards, grape, lentil, 
spinach, lettuce, turnip, sor ghum, alfalfa, corn, soybean, 
cherry, wheat Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 7 April 2008 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/208 
20 February 2008 All countries Cadmium and leat in glass (HS Code: 70.13), ceramics (HS 
Code: 69.11, 69.12) or enamelled (HS Code: 73.23) 
equipment, dinnerware and containers for food use Food safety 
Packaging 60 daysafter circulation 
of the notification 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1233/Add.2 
20 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Boscalid in berries, vegetables and sugar Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 14 March 2008  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1773 
20 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Metconazole in beet, barley, oat, rye, soybean, triticale, 
wheat, stone fruit, tree nuts, pistachio, peanut Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 14 March 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1774 20 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Forchlorfenuron (KT-30) in almond, cherry, fig, pear, 
pistachio, plum/prune Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 14 March 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1775 
20 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Peroxyacetic acid in all agricultural commodities Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Pesticides 
Tolerance exemption 14 March 2008  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1776 20 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Homobrassinolide in food commodities Food safety 
Human health Animal health 
Plant health 
Pesticides Tolerance exemption 14 March 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/55 - EMRG 
21 February 2008 Hazafon region 
(Israel) Meat, meat products, milk products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 
Foot and mouth disease Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/56 – EMRG 21 February 2008 Lebanon Meat, meat products, milk products Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Human health 
Foot and mouth disease Regionalization Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/57 - EMRG 
22 February 2008 province of Gabala, 
Nidzh region 
(Azerbaijan) All live domestic and wild pigs, semen of domestic and wild 
pigs, fresh meat of domestic and wild pigs, pig products 
destined for animal feed, pa thologic materials and the 
biological pig products  Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Classical Swine Fever Food safety 
Regionalization Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/115/Add.15 22 February 2008 All countries Mycosphaerella fijensis Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Fungi 
Pests 
Plant health 
Regionalization Not applicable  
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Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/387 22 February 2008 Germany Impatiens  spp. Plant health 
Territory protection Not Applicable. The 
requirements have been adopted after 
consultation with 
Germany. 
Oman G/SPS/N/OMN/26 
22 February 2008 All trading partners Fortification of wheat  flour, edible salt, cooking vegetable 
oils ant fats Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health 1 April 2008  
Chinese Taipei  
G/SPS/N/TPKM/123/Add.1 
22 February 2008 Australia 
(excluding 
Riverland and 
Tasmania), Thailand and the 
Netherlands Plants and plant products Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Fruit fly 
Nematode Pests 
Plant health 
Quarantine measures Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/130 
22 February 2008 All trading partners Plants or plant products  Pests 
Plant health 
Quarantine measures 
Risk assessment Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/131 
22 February 2008 Countries exporting 
these products 
concerned to 
Chinese Taipei Fruits, vegetables, tea and cereals Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 7 April 2008  
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1300/Add.2 
25 February 2008 All trade partners Mesotrione in va rious commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or 
before 21 April 2008.  
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submission of 
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1632/Add.1 25 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners Carfentrazone-ethyl in sorghum, grain, rice, soybean, millet, 
barley, oat, rye, wheat, aspirated grain fractions, hog,  sugarcane, poultry Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 21 April 2008. 
Ecuador G/SPS/N/ECU/35 
26 February 2008 France Poultry for breeding, fertile  eggs, and products, by-products 
and derivatives of avian origin Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Animal diseases Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Withdrawal of the 
measure Zoonoses Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/36 
26 February 2008 Not specified  Mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/37 
26 February 2008  Not specified Plants, plant products and commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health 
Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1539/Add.1 26 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners  Vitamin E, d-alpha tocopherol, dl-alpha tocopherol, d-alpha 
tocopheryl acetate and dl-alpha  tocopheryl acetate in 
agricultural commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Pesticides 
Tolerance exemption Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 21 April 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1777 
26 February 2008 Any US trade 
partners  l-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2, monosodium salt, 
polymer with ethanol and ethenyl acetate Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Pesticides 
Tolerance exemption Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or 
before 21 April 2008. 
Albania G/SPS/N/ALB/58 - EMRG 
27 February 2008 Province of 
Luangnamtha, 
location Namme 
(Lao ) Live fowls (domestic and wild fowls),fledges (24’s hours 
birds),decorative fowls regardless of origin, hatching eggs 
and eggs for human consume, semen of live fowls and wild, 
meat of the wild and domestic fowl, products originating from fowls intended to fowls feed and animals as well as 
those for industrial and agricultural use, pathologic material 
and biologic products originating from fowls Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/324 - EMRG 
27 February 2008  EC member States 
and third countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities Isoprene [FL-01.049 (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene)] and food 
products containing this flavouring substance (ICS 
67.220.20) Food additives 
Food safety Not applicable 
Korea, Republic of 
G/SPS/N/KOR/273 
27 February 2008 Any trading 
partners Propyl- p-hydroxybenzoate Food additives 
Food safety 2 April 2008   
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Qatar 
G/SPS/N/QAT/1 27 February 2008  Bahrain, Kuwait, 
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the 
United Arab 
Emirates Certain pulses (ICS:  67.060) Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1778 
27 February 2008 Trading partners Foods containing barley betafiber for food labelling health 
claims. Barley betafiber is the ethanol precipitated soluble 
fraction of cellulase and alpha-amylase hydrolyzed whole 
grain barley. Barley betafiber is produced by hydrolysis of 
whole grain barley flour, with  a cellulase and alpha-amylase 
enzyme preparation, to produce a clear aqueous extract that contains mainly partially hydrolyzed beta-glucan and 
substantially hydrolyzed starch. The soluble, partially 
hydrolyzed beta-glucan is separated from the insoluble material by centrifugation, and after removal of the insoluble 
material, the partially hydrolyzed beta-glucan soluble fiber 
is separated from the other soluble compounds by precipitation with ethanol. The product is then dried, milled 
and sifted. Barley betafiber shall have a beta-glucan soluble 
fiber content of at least 70 pe rcent on a dry weight basis. 
Whole grain barley flour is as defined in the Barley Glossary 
(AACC Method 55-99), published in Approved Methods of 
the American Association of Cereal Chemists, 10th ed. 
(2000) pages 1 and 2. Food safety 
Labelling 12 May 2008  
Qatar 
G/SPS/N/QAT/2 
28 February 2008  Bahrain, Kuwait, 
Oman, Qatar, Saudi 
Arabia and the United Arab 
Emirates Oats (ICS:  67.060) Food safety 60 days aftercirculation 
of the notification 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/102/Add.1 
29 February 2008 Trading partners Live land snails Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Animal health Not applicable  
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Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/98/Add.4 29 February 2008 Trading partners Dietary supplements Food safety 
Human health Labelling 
Pharmaceutical products n/a 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/322/Add.1 29 February 2008 EC member States 
and third countries exporting these 
products to the 
European 
Communities Cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of 
plant origin, including fruit and vegetables Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Not applicable 
n.a. = not available, not identified 
 
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