WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/842 
20 May 2008 
 (08-2344) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURI NG THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/105 1 April 2008 All countries and 
regions Health foods – Benzoic acid , sorbic  acid, methyl-p-hydroxylbenzoate and 
propyl-p-hydroxylbenzoate Food additives 
Food safety Human health 60 days after 
circulation by the WTO Secretariat 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/106 
1 April 2008 All countries and 
regions Health foods - Sweeteners Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health 60 days after 
circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat 
China G/SPS/N/CHN/107 
1 April 2008 All countries and 
regions Health foods - Colourants Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health 60 days after 
circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat 
China 
G/SPS/N/CHN/108 
1 April 2008 All countries and 
regions Additives used in food containers and packaging materials (ICS 
Code 67.040) Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health 
Packaging 25 April 2008 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/124/Add.2 
3 April 2008 Trading partners Packaged food for human consumption  Food safety 
Human health 
Packaging 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/103/Add.21 3 April 2008 EC member 
States and countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities Animal by-products and products derived therefrom not intended for 
human consumption:  blood of animal origin for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses Animal diseases 
Animal feed Animal health 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Foot and mouth disease 
Zoonoses Not applicable.  
Trade facilitation  
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submission of 
comments 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/196/Add.7 3 April 2008 EC member 
States and countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities Cereals (HS Codes:  1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), 
foodstuffs of animal origin (0201, 0202, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of plant origin, including 
fruit and vegetables Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/329 3 April 2008 EC member 
States and countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities Food supplements, understood as numerous food products used as 
complement to normal diet, normally circulating under Chapters 21, 29 and 30, mostly under headings 2106, 2109, 3004) Contaminants 
Food safety Human health 
Heavy metals 60 days after 
circulation by the WTO Secretariat 
Republic of Korea G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add.2 – EMRG 
3 April 2008 Countries listed 
in the notification Living underground parts of Heliconia spp. – Radopholus similis Nematode 
Pests Plant health Not applicable 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/277 3 April 2008 All countries Food products Heavy metals 
Food safety Human health 60 days after 
circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/278 
3 April 2008 All countries Food products Food safety 
Human health 
Bacteria Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 60 days after 
circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat  
Malaysia 
G/SPS/N/MYS/19 
3 April 2008 All countries Meat and products of  animal origin Food safety 
Human health 15 May 2008   
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submission of 
comments 
Nepal 
G/SPS/N/NPL/6 4 April 2008 Any country 
exporting these products to Nepal Animal, animal products and animal production inputs Animal diseases 
Animal health Human health 31 May 2008  
Nepal 
G/SPS/N/NPL/7 
4 April 2008 Any country 
exporting these 
products to Nepal Animal, animal products and animal production inputs Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Human health 31 May 2008  
Nepal 
G/SPS/N/NPL/8 
4 April 2008 Any country 
exporting these 
products to Nepal Animal, animal products and animal production inputs Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Human health 31 May 2008  
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/135 
4 April 2008 Countries 
exporting these 
products to 
Chinese Taipei Spinosad – MRLs inlivestock and poultry products Food safety 
Pesticides 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 23 May 2008  
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/59 - EMRG 
7 April 2008 Province of 
Edirne(Turkey) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledges (24 hour-old birds), decorative 
fowls (regardless of origin until a second order is issued), 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 pa thological material and biological 
products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Food safety Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/60 - EMRG 
7 April 2008 Al Nubariya 
region(Egypt) Meat, meat products, milk products Food safety 
Human health 
Animal health 
Foot and mouth disease  Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/61 - EMRG 
7 April 2008 Xinjiang region 
(China) Meat, meat products, milk products Food safety 
Human health 
Animal health 
Foot and mouth 
disease  Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/395 
7 April 2008 All countries Animal products  – Visa  in sanitary certificate Territory 
protection Not applicable 
Trade facilitation  
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submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/396 7 April 2008 All trading 
partners Roasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee (HS Code 4 0901) Food safety 
Human health 25 May 2008  
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/397 - 
EMRG 7 April 2008 Chile 
 Chilean false red mite ( Brevipalpus chilensis ) host fruit (HS 
Section 2, Chapter 8):  Plums ( Prunus domestica ), almonds in shell 
(Prunus  amygdalus ), California blackberries ( Rubus ursinus ), wild 
cherries ( Prunus avium ), custard apples ( Annona cherimola ), 
apricots ( Prunus armeniaca ), figs ( Ficus carica ), raspberries ( Rubus 
idaeus ), currants and gooseberries ( Ribes spp), kiwi fruit ( Actinidia 
deliciosa ), apples ( Malus domestica ), quince ( Cydonia oblonga ), 
nectarines ( Prunus persica  var. nucipersica ), pears ( Pyrus 
communis ), peaches ( Prunus persica ), plumcots ( Prunus domestica  
x Prunus armeniaca ) and grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/275 
7 April 2008 Peru Rice hulls Plant health 2 May 2008  
Nepal 
G/SPS/N/NPL/9 7 April 2008 Any country 
exporting these products to Nepal Animal, animal products and animal production inputs – Quarantine 
standards Animal diseases 
Animal health Human health 
Quarantine 
measures 31 May 2008  
Nepal 
G/SPS/N/NPL/10 
7 April 2008 Any country 
exporting these 
products to Nepal Animal, animal products and animal production inputs – Quarantine check 
posts Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Human health 
Quarantine measures 31 May 2008  
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/99/Add.4 
8 April 2008 Trading partners  Medical devices for human use Human health 
Labelling 
Packaging 
Traceability 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable  
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affected 
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Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Egypt 
G/SPS/N/EGY/32 8 April 2008 United States Pregnant heifers Animal diseases 
Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy 
(BSE) Human health 
Zoonoses n.a. 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/318/Add.1 
8 April 2008 EC member 
States and 
Australia, 
Canada, Chile, Croatia, Iceland, 
Greenland, New 
Zealand, Saint Pierre and 
Miquelon, 
Switzerland and the United States Semen, ova and embryos of ovine and caprin e species (HS Code 0511) Animal health 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/119/Add.1 
8 April 2008 All countries Cattle and wildlife animals Animal health 
Quarantine 
measures Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/62 - EMRG 
9 April 2008 Veneto region 
(Italy) Live animals, herbivores, ruminants, embryos, biological products, 
pathological material Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 
Regionalization 
Blue Tongue Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/232/Add.1 
9 April 2008 All countries Swine semen (HS Code 051199) Animal health 
 23 May 2008  
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Product covered  
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submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/398 9 April 2008 All countries Tembotrione in corn Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 24 April 2008 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.17 - 
EMRG 
9 April 2008 Austria, France, 
Germany, the 
Netherlands, 
Sweden, the 
United Kingdom, 
and seven counties in the 
State of 
California (United States) Propagative and non-propagative materials of Alnus spp., Quercus spp., 
Lithocarpus spp., Huckleberry (Vacci nium ovatum), Rhododendron spp., 
Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Bay Laurel (Umbellularia California) Plant diseases 
Plant health 
Sudden Oak death Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1399/Add.1 
10 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Acequinocyl in grape and tree nuts  Food safety 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or before 2 June 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1578/Add.1 
10 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Dicamba in corn Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or before 2 June 2008.  
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submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1639/Add.1 10 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Flonicamid in root vegetables, radish, tuberous and corm vegetables, 
brassica leafy greens, turnip, okra Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 2 June 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1660/Add.1 
10 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Acrolein Human health 
Pesticides 
Risk assessment Territory 
protection 2 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1781 10 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners The three tributyltin (TBT) compounds are formulated for application both 
in manufacturing processes and as end-use products applied directly by consumers.  TBT oxide is registered for use in sites including antifoulant-
impregnated rubber shaped for sonar domes, antifoulant components of 
oceanographic instruments, wood preservatives, construction materials including drywall, sterilants for non-food processing equipment used in 
materials manufacture, hard surface disinfectants for hatchery and 
poultry/swine farm premises, and textile s.  TBT benzoate is registered for 
use in sites including construction materials such as spackling compound 
and in adhesives for non-food contact su rfaces.  TBT maleate is registered 
for use as a materials preservative in sites including foam, textiles, carpet backing, and adhesives. Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
 2 June 2008 
Madagascar 
G/SPS/N/MDG/1 
11 April 2008 All trading 
partners All livestock and live wild animals, foods of animal origin and veterinary 
products Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 
Territory 
protection 15 June 2008 
Madagascar 
G/SPS/N/MDG/2 
11 April 2008 All trading 
partners All foodstuffs intended for human consumption Food safety 
Human health 15 June 2008  
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submission of 
comments 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/136 11 April 2008 Countries 
exporting these products to 
Chinese Taipei Kaolin, talc, sodium carbonate, sunset yellow FCF, allura red AC, titanium 
dioxide, citric acid, isomalt Food additives 
Food safety Human health 6 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1636/Add.1 11 April 2008 US trade partners Fenhexamid  in asparagus Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new 
regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 9 June 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1659/Add.1 11 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Buprofezin in brassica, leafy vegetabl e, olive, strawberry, bearberry, 
bilberry, lowbush blueberry, cloudberry, cranberry, lingonberry, muntries, partridge berry Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 9 June 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1683/Add.1 
11 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners 1-Methylcyclopropene in fruits and vegetables Food safety 
Pesticides 
Exemption from the requirement of 
a tolerance 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings 
must be received on or before 9 June 2008. 
Argentina G/SPS/N/ARG/118 
16 April 2008 France and Spain Crocus  sativus  bulbs – Phytosanitary requirements 
 Plant health 60 days after 
circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat   
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Armenia 
G/SPS/N/ARM/11 16 April 2008 All trade partners Plants Plant health 
Quarantine measures 14 June 2008 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/276 
16 April 2008 EC member 
States Almond ( Prunus dulci ) propagation material Plant health 30 May 2008 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/196/Add.8 
16 April 2008 EC member 
States of the 
European 
Communities 
(EC) and third 
countries exporting these 
products to the 
EC Cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, 
including fruit and vegetables Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable 
India 
G/SPS/N/IND/55 
16 April 2008 All trading 
partner countries 
exporting these 
products to India Horns/hooves of animals – Veteri nary certificate Human health 
Animal health 60 days after 
circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/269/Rev.1 
16 April 2008 All countries Mammalians, birds and their products Animal health 
Risk assessment 14 June 2008 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/101/Add.1 21 April 2008 Trade partners Live bullfrogs Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Human health 
Fungi Quarantine 
measures 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of a new 
regulation Not applicable  
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Armenia 
G/SPS/N/ARM/12 21 April 2008 All trade partners Plants (HS Codes 0106 90 001, 0601, 0602, 0603, 0604, 0701, 0702 00 
000, 0703 10,  0703 20 000, 0703 90 000, 0704 10 000, 0704 90 100, 0705 11 000, 0705 21 000, 0706 10 000, 0706, 0706 90 900,  0706 90 100, 0707 
00 050, 0707 00 900, 0708, 0712, 0713 10 100, 0713 20 000, 0713 33 100, 
0713 40 000, 0713 50 000, 0801, 0802, 0803 00, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0813, 0901, 0902, 0904, 0905 00 000, 0906 11 000, 
0907 00 000, 0908 10 000, 0909, 0910, 1001, 1002 00 000, 1003 00, 1003 
00 100, 1004 00 000, 1005, 1006, 1007 00, 1008, 1101 00, 1102, 1103, 
1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1201 00, 1202 10 100, 1203 00 000, 1204 00 100, 
1205 10 100, 1206 00, 1207, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212 91, 1212 99 200, 1213 00 000, 1214, 1401, 1801 00 000, 2302, 2304 00 000, 2305 00 000, 
2306, 2308 00, 2401, 3002, 4401, 4403, 4404, 4405 00 000, 4406, 4407, 
4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4413 00 000, 4415 , 4416 00 000, 4501, 4502 00 000, 4503, 4601, 4804, 4819, 4823, 5201 00, 5202, 5203 00 000, 
5301, 9406 00 200, 9705 00 000) Plant health n.a. 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/314 21 April 2008 Not stated Lambda-cyhalothrin (ICS:  65.020, 65.100, 67.080) in sweet potatoes Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 25 June 2008 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/315 
21 April 2008 Not stated Metalaxyl (ICS:  65.020, 65.100, 67.080) in fruits Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Pesticides 25 June 2008 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/61 
21 April 2008 Trading partners Food products (ICS Code 67.050) Food safety 
Human health 3 June 2008   
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1782 21 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Isoxaflutole in corn Food safety 
Human health Pesticides 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 16 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1783 
21 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners CCA is a chemical wood preservativ e containing chromium, copper and 
arsenic.  CCA is used in pressure treated wood to protect wood from 
rotting due to insects and microbial agents.  EPA has classified CCA as a 
restricted use product, for use only by certified pesticide applicators. Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides 
Plant health 
Risk assessment 16 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1784 21 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Thiamethoxam in citrus fruit, tree nuts Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 16 May 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1785 
21 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Metaflumizone in rape, citrus, tree nuts Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Pesticides 16 May 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1786 
21 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Pentachlorophenol is a general biocide which is used extensively in the 
United States (as is its salt, sodium pentachlorophenate or NaPCP) as a 
wood preservative. Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides Plant health 
Risk assessment 16 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1787 21 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Creosote, a restricted use pesticide, is a "heavy duty wood preservative" 
that was first registered in the Un ited States in 1948.  Presently, 13 
products are registered as industri al wood preservatives for above and 
ground wood protection treatments, as well as wood used in marine 
environments. Food safety 
Human health Pesticides 
Plant health 
Risk assessment 16 June 2008  
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Thailand 
G/SPS/N/THA/168 22 April 2008 All countries Plant, pest and carrier Plant health 
Quarantine measures 60 days after 
circulation by the WTO Secretariat 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1143/Add.4 
22 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Ethylene oxide in various commodities Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Pesticides 
Risk assessment 16 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1788 
22 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Chlorpyrifos in grass, barley, horse, goat, sheep, cattle, hog Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health 
Territory protection 16 May 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1789 
22 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 in corn Food safety 
Human health 
Genetically modified 
organisms 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Territory 
protection 16 May 2008  
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comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1790 22 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Thiencarbazone-methyl in corn, wheat, soybean, cattle, goat, hog, horse, 
sheep Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health 
Territory 
protection 16 May 2008 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/60/Add.1 
23 April 2008  Fishery and aquaculture products and by-pro ducts for human consumption Contaminants 
Extension of final 
date for comments Food safety 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Veterinary drugs 30 April 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1732/Add.1 
23 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Prometon in industrial sites and und er paved surfaces Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides Risk assessment 16 June 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/933/Add.3 
23 April 2008 Trading partners 
who import 
human food or cosmetics into 
the United States Materials derived from cattle in human food and cosmetics  Animal diseases 
Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy 
(BSE) 
Food safety Zoonoses 16 July 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/63 – EMRG 
25 April 2008 Gaza region 
(Mozambique) Meat, meat products, milk products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 
Foot and mouth disease 
Zoonoses Not applicable  
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Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/64 - EMRG 25 April 2008 Province of 
Cholla-Bukto (Korea) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledges (24 hour-old birds), decorative 
fowls (regardless of origin until a second order is issued), 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 pa thological material and biological 
products Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Human health Zoonoses Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/325/Add.1 
25 April 2008 EC member 
States and third 
countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities Aquaculture animals (fish, molluscs an d crustaceans) including ornamental 
aquatic animals Animal diseases 
Animal health n.a. 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/395 25 April 2008 Thailand Durian ( Durio zibethinus )  Plant health Trade facilitation 
However, New Zealand will still take 
any comments into 
account and amend the import health standard 
if necessary. 
Thailand 
G/SPS/N/THA/166/Add.1 25 April 2008 All countries 
(including domestically 
produced foods) Food standards as rega rds pathogens Bacteria 
Food safety Human health 
Extension of final 
date for comments 13 May 2008 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/294/Add.1 
28 April 2008 All countries Live sheep and goats (HS Code-4 0104) Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of 
regulation 
Scrapie Not applicable  
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Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/372/Add.1 28 April 2008 All trading 
partners Beans and cowpeas (HS Code 0713.3) Food safety 
Human health Adoption/Entry 
into force of 
regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/399 
28 April 2008 Peru Coffee not roasted (HS Code 4.09.01) Plant health 
Territory 
protection 
ISPMs 2, 6, 11 and 
12 
Adoption/Entry into force of 
regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/400 28 April 2008 Trading partners  Strawberries (HS Code6 – 0810.10) Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/401 
28 April 2008 All countries Animal feed Animal feed 
Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of 
regulation Not applicable 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/149/Add.1 28 April 2008 United States Poultry and poultr y products Animal diseases 
Animal health n.a. 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/196/Add.9 
28 April 2008 EC member 
States and third 
countries 
exporting these 
products to the EC Cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, 
including fruit and vegetables Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health 27 June 2008 
60 days after 
circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat  
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European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/196/Add.10 28 April 2008 EC member 
States of the European 
Communities 
(EC) and third countries 
exporting these 
products to the 
EC Cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, 
including fruit and vegetables Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health 27 June 2008 
60 days after circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat 
Netherlands 
G/SPS/N/NLD/66 28 April 2008 The Netherlands All species of live bivalve molluscs, live tunicates, live echinoderms and 
live marine gastropods, as defined in Article 1;  mussels and oysters in particular. Animal diseases 
Food safety Human health 
Territory 
protection 16 May 2008  
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/392/Add.1 
28 April 2008 Australia Crocodilia and Crocodilia hatching eggs Animal health 
Human health 
Territory 
protection Adoption/Entry 
into force of 
regulation  Not applicable 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/393/Add.1 
28 April 2008 Brazil and China Fresh water fish for human consumption  Animal health 
Food safety 
Territory 
protection Adoption/Entry 
into force of 
regulation Not applicable 
Thailand 
G/SPS/N/THA/165/Add.1 
28 April 2008 All countries 
(including 
domestically produced foods) All foods Food safety 
Human health Not applicable  
  G/SPS/GEN/842 
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Notifying 
Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1791 28 April 2008 Any US trade 
partners Cyazofamid in carrots Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health 
Adoption/Entry 
into force of 
regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 13 June 2008 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/119 29 April 2008 Thailand  Ornamental plants ( Dracaena sanderiana)  Phytosanitary certificates Plant health 28 June 2008 
60 days after circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat 
Argentina 
G/SPS/N/ARG/120 29 April 2008 Chinese Taipei  Ornamental plants ( Dracaena sanderiana)  Phytosanitary certificates Plant health 28 June 2008 
60 days after circulation by the 
WTO Secretariat 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/316 29 April 2008 Not stated. Fludioxonil in various commodities (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 
67.080) Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 6 July 2008 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/317 
29 April 2008 Not stated. Imidacloprid in berries (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.080) Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) Pesticides 6 July 2008 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/318 
29 April 2008 
(skipped when generating 
the doc.) Not stated. Imazamox in fen ugreek seeds Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 5 July 2008  
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Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/319 29 April 2008 Not stated. Cyprodinil in various commodities (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 
67.080) Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 5 July 2008 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/320 
29 April 2008 Not stated. Imazethapyr in rapeseed  (canola) (ICS Codes:  65.020 , 65.100, 67.200) Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 6 July 2008 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/327/Add.1 29 April 2008 EC member 
States and countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities Live trees and other plants, wood and wood packaging material Extension of final 
date for comments Plant health 
Wood packaging 17 June 2008 
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/277 30 April 2008 All trading 
partners Frozen bovine semen Animal  health 1 June 2008 
New Zealand 
G/SPS/N/NZL/396 
30 April 2008 All countries.  
Imported (as well 
as domestically produced) foods 
sold in Australia Cadmium in peanuts  Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 20 June 2008  
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Notifying 
Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1792 30 April 2008 Trading partners Animal food and feed Animal diseases 
Animal feed Bovine 
Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE) 
Food safety 
Human health 
Zoonoses 
Adoption/Entry into force of 
regulation Not applicable 
n.a. = not available, not identified 
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