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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/BLZ/5 
21 June 2011 
 (11-3069) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BELIZE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Belize Agricultural Health Authority 
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):  Livestock species 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Regulation for the Belize Animal Identification System 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  24 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/BLZ/11_1949_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
The notified regulation seeks to: 
1. Provide an individual animal identif ication system for the different livestock 
species; 
2. It operates through the use of ear tags in livestock; 3. Individual registration in the Central Information Bank and  4. The notification of all moveme nts until the final destination. 
5. It may contain the following information: birth, health management, movements, 
successive owners, performance controls , pace and ate of slaughter, cutting-up, 
deboning and transportation. 
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/BLZ/5 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 4.1 Volume 2  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Regulation for 
the Belize Animal Identification System (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the comment period 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  After adoption 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Immediately after publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  20 August 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority 
Central Farm, Cayo District,  
Belize, Central America Tel:  +(501) 824-4899/4872 Fax:  +(501) 824-3773 Email:  bahasps@btl.net Website:  http://www.baha.bz  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority 
Central Farm, Cayo District,  Belize, Central America Tel:  +(501) 824-4899/4872 Fax:  +(501) 824-3773 
Email:  bahasps@btl.net 
Website:  http://www.baha.bz