WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/820 
13 February 2008 
 (08-0638) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING  THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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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Notifying 
Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/378 2 January 2008 All countries Phytosanitary certificates Plant protection 
Territory protection Not applicable. 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/379 
2 January 2008 Trading partners Plant products, by-products and waste with economic 
value Food safety 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/57/Add.1 
2 January 2008 Trading partners Rice in husk - Inte rnational Classification for Standards 
(ICS) code 67.060 - Extension of the comment period Food safety 17 January 2008 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/301/Add.1 
2 January 2008 EC member States and 
countries exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities. Lids containing plastic gaskets in contact with food or 
for food contact Food safety 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/308/Add.1 
2 January 2008 EC member States and 
the following countries 
exporting these products 
to the European Communities:  Albania, 
Algeria, Argentina, 
Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia 
Herzegovina, Botswana, 
Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Croatia, Cuba, 
Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Greenland, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Hong Kong, China; 
Iceland, India, Israel, 
Kenya, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
Madagascar, Mauritius, 
Mexico, Montenegro, Fresh or chilled meat for human consumption of 
domestic bovine animals, swine;  sheep and goats;  
pigs, solipeds; farmed and wild ruminants, suidea and 
solipeds Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety 
Foot and mouth disease Zoonoses 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable  
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affected 
(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Morocco, Namibia, New 
Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Russia, El 
Salvador, Serbia, South Africa, Swaziland, 
Switzerland, Thailand, 
Tunisia, Turkey, 
Ukraine, United States, 
Uruguay, Zimbabwe. 
Japan G/SPS/N/JPN/202 
2 January 2008 All countries Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes:  0201, 0202, 
0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208 and 0209), fish 
and crustaceans (HS Codes:  0302, 0303, 0304, 0306 
and 0307), dairy and eggs (HS Codes:  0401, 0407 and 0408), edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 
(HS Codes: 0701, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 
0708, 0709, 0710, 0713 and 0714), edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 0801, 0802, 
0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811 
and 0814), cereals (HS Codes:  1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007 and 1008), oleaginous fruits; 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes:  
1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1210, 1211, 1212 and 1214) Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
New Zealand G/SPS/N/NZL/391 
2 January 2008 Any countries using any 
of the compounds for 
which the new MRLs are proposed in relation to 
produce/commodities 
intended for export to 
New Zealand. Agricultural compounds Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 5:00 pm on Friday, 
29 February 2008  
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(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
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Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/125 2 January 2008 Trading partners Frozen deer semen Animal diseases 
Animal health Foot and mouth disease 
Rinderpest 
Contagious bovine   pleuropneumonia 
Quarantine measures 
Zoonoses 14 February 2008 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/186/Add.1 
3 January 2008 All countries Commercial and breeding po ultry establishments Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/194/Add.1 
3 January 2008 All countries Commercial and breeding po ultry establishments Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of new regulation Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1748 3 January 2008 China, Japan, Republic 
of Korea Ya pears and Sand pears Plant protection 10 January 2008. 
Comments in general will be 
accepted at 
anytime; however, if a final rule is 
promulgated, it will 
address only those comments that were 
received prior to 
publication of the final rule. 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/134/Add.1 
4 January 2008 Trading partners Poultry and wild fowl Contaminants 
Food safety 
Human health 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of new regulation Not applicable  
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(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
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Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/137/Add.1 4 January 2008 Trading partners Meat and meat pr oducts of swine (HS tariff heading 
0203.00.00) Food safety 
Human health Adoption/Entry into force 
of new regulation Not applicable 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/203 4 January 2008 All countries Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes:  0201, 0202, 
0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208 and 0209), fish and crustaceans (HS Codes:  0302, 0303, 0304, 0306 
and 0307) Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Veterinary drugs 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Chinese Taipei G/SPS/N/TPKM/124/Corr.1 
4 January 2008 All trading partners Wood packaging materials ISPM 15 
Plant health 
Quarantine measures 
Wood packaging 12 February 2008 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/249/Add.1 
7 January 2008 All countries Permit to transit plant and/or plant products Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of new regulation Not applicable 
Egypt 
G/SPS/N/EGY/31 
7 January 2008 Kenya De-boned frozen cattle meat Food safety 
Human health Not applicable 
Korea, Republic of 
G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.3 7 January 2008 Any trading partners Quarantine pests list Fruit fly 
Pests Plant health 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Korea, Republic of 
G/SPS/N/KOR/270 
7 January 2008 Any trading partner Health/functional foods Food safety 
Contaminants 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Korea, Republic of G/SPS/N/KOR/271 
7 January 2008 Any trading partners Food additives Food additives 
Food safety 7 February 2008  
Sri Lanka 
G/SPS/N/LKA/9 
7 January 2008 All countries Plants, plant products, organisms, soil, and other 
culture media Plant health 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Sri Lanka 
G/SPS/N/LKA/10 7 January 2008 All countries Milk and milk products Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the notification  
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Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/106/Add.1 7 January 2008 Trading partners Sanitary standards for ready-to-eat foods Food safety 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/112/Add.1 
7 January 2008 All trading partners Sanitary standard for foods to be eaten raw Food safety 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/113/Add.1 
7 January 2008 All trading partners Sanitary standards for general foods Food safety 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/116/Add.1 
7 January 2008 All trading partners Clenbuterol in foods Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Veterinary drugs 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/126 
7 January 2008 Countries exporting the 
products concerned to 
the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu Sorbic acid and its potassium, sodium and calcium salts 
and benzoic acid and its sodium and potassium salts Food additives 
Food safety 20 February 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/44 - EMRG 8 January 2008 Germany, Brandenburg 
Province All live fowls (domestic and wild), day-old poultry, 
decorative poultry, eggs, live fowl semen, meat of wild 
and domestic fowls, products originating from poultry Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Human health Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable  
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Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/45 - EMRG 8 January 2008 Dominican Republic, 
Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional) and La Ostra 
Banda (La Altagracia) 
provinces All live fowls (domestic and wild), day-old poultry, 
decorative poultry, eggs, live fowl semen, meat of wild 
and domestic fowls, products originating from poultry Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Human health Regionalization Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/46 - EMRG 
8 January 2008 Lao, region of Vientiane All live animals such as cattle, deer, pig, sheep, goat, 
buffalo etc. Animal health 
Animal diseases 
FMD 
Regionalization Not applicable 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/310 8 January 2008 Not stated Spiromesifen (ICS: 65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 67.080, 
67.100, 67.120) Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 17 March 2008 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/19 8 January 2008 All countries exporting 
these products to Ecuador Swine and products thereof Animal health 
Animal diseases  1 March 2008 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/20 
8 January 2008 All countries exporting 
these products to 
Ecuador Domestic equidae and products thereof Animal health 
Animal diseases 
 1 March 2008 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/21 
8 January 2008 Mexico Maize ( Zea mays  L.) grain Plant health 
Territory protection 1 March 2008 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/22 8 January 2008 Not specified Specific plan for the preven tion of avian influenza Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/23 
8 January 2008 Not specified Establishment of  precautionary and preventive 
measures  Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable  
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(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
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Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/24 8 January 2008 United States, State of 
Virginia Poultry for breeding, fertile  eggs and products, by-
products and derivatives of avian origin of the species Gallus domesticus  and Gallopavo  and other susceptible 
avian species Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Human health Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/25 
8 January 2008 Chile Calla lily bulbs ( Zantedeschia  sp.) Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/26 
8 January 2008 Italy Ranunculus bulbs ( Ranunculus  spp.) Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/27 
8 January 2008 Honduras Meristematic t eak plants Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/28 
8 January 2008 China In vitro  calla lily plants Plant health 
Territory protection 
 Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/29 8 January 2008 Spain Statice ( Limonium sinuatum ) plants rooted in a Jiffy 
substrate Plant health 
Territory protection  Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/47 
9 January 2008 Albania Certification and inspection bodies in the field of 
vegetation and animal production and products called 
"BIO" Food safety 
Human health 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Turkey 
G/SPS/N/TUR/5 
9 January 2008 All countries Potato seeds Plant diseases 
Plant health 
Seeds Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1670/Add.2 
9 January 2008 All countries Plants and plant products - Cold treatment Pests 
Plant health Not applicable  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1749 9 January 2008 US trade partners Astaxanthin dimethyldisuccinate as color additive in 
the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh, 2309 Animal feed 
Food additives Food safety Comments will be 
accepted at anytime; however, 
if a final rule is 
promulgated, it will address only those 
comments that were 
received prior to 
publication of the 
final rule. 
China G/SPS/N/CHN/104 
10 January 2008 All WTO Members Foodstuff and agricultural products for human 
consumption Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/166 10 January 2008 All countries Fresh products Fruit fly 
Pests Plant health 
Regionalization 
Territory protection Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Sri Lanka 
G/SPS/N/LKA/11 10 January 2008 All countries Food packaging materials and articles Food safety 
Labelling Packaging 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/127 
10 January 2008 Countries exporting 
these products Chinese 
Taipei Kitasamycin, trichlorfon and doxycycline in fish Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Veterinary drugs 28 February 2008 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/380 
14 January 2008 All countries List of quarantine pests Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable. The 
regulation is in 
accordance with 
IPPC guidelines.  
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(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/204 14 January 2008 All countries (i) Tin for plating that comes into contact with food 
(HS Code 8007), (ii) Metals used for manufacture or repair of the equipment or containers/packages (HS 
Codes 7310, 7323, 7418, 7612, 7615, 7907, 8007, 
8215), (iii) Solder used for manufacture or repair of the 
equipment or containers/packages (HS Code 8007), 
and (iv) cupper or copper-alloy equipment and 
containers/packages (HS Code 7418) Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Viet Nam 
G/SPS/N/VNM/1 
14 January 2008 All countries List of regulated articles subject to pest risk analysis Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Viet Nam 
G/SPS/N/VNM/2 
14 January 2008 All countries Regulated articles subj ect to pest risk analysis Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/115/Add.14 15 January 2008 Brazil, state of Sergipe Plant products from musaceae and heliconiaceae 
families - Mycosphaerella fijiensis  Fungi 
Pests Plant health 
Regionalization 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/115/Add.3/Rev.2 
15 January 2008 Brazil, state of 
Pernambuco Plant products from musaceae and heliconiaceae 
families - Mycosphaerella fijiensis  Fungi 
Pests 
Plant health Regionalization 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/381 
15 January 2008 MERCOSUR countries 
(Argentina, Brazil, 
Paraguay and Uruguay) Musa  spp. (banana-producing species) (HS Code:  
0803) Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable.  
The requirements 
have been adopted 
by the 
MERCOSUR 
Common Market Group.  
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Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/382 15 January 2008 All countries Animal feed Animal feed 
Animal health Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/383 15 January 2008 All countries Additives in snacks Food additives 
Food safety 1 March 2008 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/384 
15 January 2008 All countries Carbendazim in cotton seeds, rice and corn Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 20 January 2008 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/205 15 January 2008 All countries Pet food (HS Code 2309 Preparations of a kind used in 
animal feeding) Animal feed 
Animal health 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/128 
15 January 2008 Countries exporting 
these products Chinese 
Taipei Calcium stearate Food additives 
Food safety 4 March 2008 
Azerbaijan 
G/SPS/N/AZE/1 
16 January 2008 All countries Veterinary control Animal health 
Human health 
 Not applicable 
Azerbaijan 
G/SPS/N/AZE/2 16 January 2008 All countries Plants and plant products – Phytosanitary control Plant protection 
Territory protection Not applicable 
El Salvador 
G/SPS/N/SLV/77 
16 January 2008 Trading partners Bottled water (ICS Code: 13.060.20, HS Codes: 2201 
and 2002) Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
El Salvador G/SPS/N/SLV/78 
16 January 2008 Trading partners Natural honey (ICS Code: 67.180, HS Code: 0409) Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
El Salvador 
G/SPS/N/SLV/79 
16 January 2008 Trading partners Flavoured pasteuri zed and ultra-pasteurized milk (ICS 
Code: 67.100, HS Code: 0402 Food safety 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification  
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Sri Lanka 
G/SPS/N/LKA/12 16 January 2008 All countries Chemicals and microbiological parameters for meat 
and meat products and labelling requirements Food safety 60 days from the 
date of notification 
Sri Lanka 
G/SPS/N/LKA/13 
16 January 2008 All countries Chemical parameters for tea, coffee, cocoa and their 
products Food safety 60 days from the 
date of notification 
Sri Lanka 
G/SPS/N/LKA/7/Add.1 
16 January 2008 All countries Food (colouring  substances) Food additives 
Food safety Not applicable 
Viet Nam 
G/SPS/N/VNM/3 
16 January 2008 Not stated. Field trials for risk assessment activities and biosafety 
certification for genetically modified crops (GMCs)  Genetically modified 
organisms 
Plant health 
Territory protection 7 March 2008 
Guatemala 
G/SPS/N/GTM/43 
17 January 2008 Argentina, Brazil, United 
States, Mexico and other 
countries producing 
these products Natural liquid soya milk (HS Code: 2106.90.79) Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/30 
18 January 2008 United States Fibre of unfumigated cotton Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/31 
18 January 2008 Colombia Potato tubers ( Solanum tuberosum  L.) Food safety 
Plant health 
Territory protection Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/32 
18 January 2008 Not specified Ornamental plant products, plant propagation material 
and regulated articles of ornamental plant species Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable  
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Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/33 18 January 2008 China Soya bean ( Glycine max ) cake Plant health 
Territory protection Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/34 18 January 2008 Not specified Musaceae ( Musa  spp.) Genetically modified 
organisms Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1300/Add.1 18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Mesotrione in berries, flax and millet Food safety 
Pesticides Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be 
received on 10 
March 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1417/Add.1 
18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Aliphatic solvents on crops, animal premises, 
commercial/industrial premises, medical premises, 
aquatic areas, and residential premises, as well as occupational and residential uses as acaricides, 
fungicides, herbicides, and virucides (for plant 
pathogen) Human health 
Animal health 
Plant health Pesticides 
 19 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1633/Add.1 
18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Zeta-cypermethrin in various commodities Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for 
hearings must be 
received on 10 March 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1637/Add.1 
18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Etoxyzole in hops, cherries and vegetables Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for 
hearings must be 
received on 25 February 2008. 
  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1699/Add.1 18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Difenoconazole in various commodities Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be 
received on 10 
March 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1750 
18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Siduron in grass, residential uses Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides 
Plant health 
Risk assessment 19 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1751 
18 January 2008 Any US trade partners Pesticides in various commodities Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides 18 March 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/48 - EMRG 21 January 2008 Portugal, province of 
Oeste,  All live fowls (domestic and wild), day-old poultry, 
decorative poultry, eggs, live fowl semen, meat of wild 
and domestic fowls, products originating from poultry Human health 
Animal diseases Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Regionalization Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/49 - EMRG 
21 January 2008 Israel, province of Haifa All live fowls (domestic and wild), day-old poultry, 
decorative poultry, eggs, live fowl semen, meat of wild 
and domestic fowsl, products originating from poultry Human health 
Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Korea, Republic of 
G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add.1 - 
EMRG 
21 January 2008 Listed in the notification Phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction of 
Radopholus similes Nematode 
Pests 
Plant health n/a  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1434/Add.1 21 January 2008 Any US trade partners Acetamiprid in berries and onions Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for hearings must be 
received on 17 
March 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1656/Add.1 
21 January 2008 Any US trade partners Mandipropamid in vegetables Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Objections and 
requests for 
hearings must be 
received on 17 
March 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1752 
21 January 2008 Any US trade partners Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone (Amical 48) in lumber 
and other materials Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides Plant diseases 
Plant health 
Risk assessment 17 March 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1753 
21 January 2008 Any US trade partners Organic esters of phosphoric acid in various 
commodities Food safety 
Human health 
Pesticides 
Plant health Risk assessment 
Territory protection 17 March 2008 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/58 22 January 2008 Trading partners Terrestrial and aquatic animals Animal diseases 
Animal health 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/321 
22 January 2008 EC member States and 
third countries exporting 
these products to the 
European Communities Materials and articles in contact with food including 
catering containers and materi als and articles in contact 
with drinking water (HS Codes: 3919, 3920, 3923, 
3924.  ICS: 67.250) Contaminants 
Food safety 
Packaging 6 March 2008  
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Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/385 23 January 2008 All countries Citrus  spp – Black spot Guignardia citricarpa  Kiely 
(Phyllosticta citricarpa  Van der Aa) Pests 
Plant health Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable. The 
regulation is in accordance with 
IPPC guidelines. 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/124/Add.1 - 
EMRG 
23 January 2008 United States, states of 
Virginia and Nebraska Domestic and wild birds and their products including 
poultry meat, day-old chicks and semen Animal diseases 
Avian Influenza 
Food additives 
Food safety 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Withdrawal of the measure Not applicable 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/131 
23 January 2008 All countries Cashew kernels ( Anacardium occidentale  L.) (HS 
Code: 0801.31.00) Food safety 28 March 2008 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/132 
23 January 2008 All countries Cocoa beans  (HS Code: 1801) Food safety 28 March 2008 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/133 - EMRG 23 January 2008 Republic of Korea Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), poultry meat (HS Code: 
0207), day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), eggs (HS Code: 0407) and semen (HS Code: 0511.99) Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety Not applicable 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/134 - EMRG 23 January 2008 Benin, Poland and Saudi 
Arabia Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), poultry meat (HS Code: 
0207), day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), eggs (HS Code: 0407) and semen (HS Code: 0511.99) Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Food safety 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Chinese Taipei 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/129 
23 January 2008 Countries exporting 
these  products to 
Chinese Taipei Sodium selenite Food additives 
Food safety 17 March 2008  
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(as identified) Product covered Keywords Deadline for 
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comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/157/Add.5 24 January 2008 All countries FMD-susceptible animals and derived products Animal diseases 
Animal health Food safety 
Foot and mouth disease 
Human health Regionalization 
Withdrawal of the measure 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/306/Add.1 
24 January 2008 Not stated. Veterinary  drugs Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Veterinary drugs 
Extension of the commend 
period 24 February 2008 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/322 
25 January 2008 EC member States and 
third countries exporting 
these products to the 
European Communities Various pesticides in cereals (HS Codes: 1001, 1002, 
1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of 
animal origin (HS Codes: 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 
0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables Food safety 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health Do not apply.  
Trade facilitation 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/152 – EMRG 
28 January 2008 Venezuela Bovine animals, sheep, goats, swine and other species 
susceptible to FMD and other products that pose a risk 
of transmitting the virus Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Foot and mouth disease Human health 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/206 28 January 2008 All countries Azoxystrobin, bifen azate, pyridalyl, bromobutide, 
methoxyfenozide and metconazole in meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes:  0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 
0206, 0207, 0208 and 0209), fish and crustaceans (HS 
Codes: 0302, 0303, 0304, 0306 and 0307), dairy and 
eggs (HS Codes: 0401, 0407 and 0408), edible 
vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 0701, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 
0710, 0713 and 0714), edible fruits and nuts, peel of 
citrus/melons (HS Codes: 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, Food safety 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 60 days after 
circulation of the notification  
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0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0813 and 
0814), coffee, tea, mate a nd spices (HS Codes: 0901, 
0902, 0903, 0904, 0905, 0906, 0907, 0908, 0909, 
0910), cereals (HS Codes: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 
1005, 1006, 1007 and 1008), oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1210, 1211, 
1212 and 1214) 
Nepal 
G/SPS/N/NPL/5 
28 January 2008 Trading partners All food products – Quality control Food safety 27 March 2008 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/167 
28 January 2008 Spain Artichoke cuttings ( Cynara scolymus ) (HS Code:  
0602.90.90) Plant health 
Territory protection 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/168 
28 January 2008 Argentina Bluberry plants ( Vaccinium  spp.) (HS Code:  0602.20) 
and in vitro  blueberry seedlings (HS Code:  
0602.90.90) Plant health 
Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/169 28 January 2008 Uruguay Rice seed ( Oryza sativa ) (HS Code:  1006.10.10) Plant health 
Seeds Adoption/Entry into force 
of a new regulation Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/170 28 January 2008 Countries exporting 
these products to Peru Animals and products and by-products of anim al origin Animal health 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/207 
29 January 2008 All trading partners Commodities designated as with animal health risks Animal health 
Quarantine measures 60 days after 
circulation of the 
notification 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1754 
29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Metaldehyde in lingonberry, juneberry, salal, artichoke, 
prickly pear, watercress Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 February 2008  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1755 29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Flutolanil in s oybean, wheat, corn, co tton Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Animal health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1756 
29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Fenbuconazole in pepper Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1757 29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Tetraconazole in grapes Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1758 
29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Acequinocyl in grapes, raisins Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1759 
29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Cyfluthrin in alfalfa Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 February 2008  
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United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1760 29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Cyprodinil in vegetables, fruits, citrus, herbs Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1761 
29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Cyprodinil herbs, carrot, turnip Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Pesticides 
 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1762 
29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Chlorothalonil in fruiting vegetables, okra, persimmon, 
horseradish, rhubarb, ginseng, yam, lupine, lentil, 
cucurbit, brassica Food safety 
Human health 
Plant health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 22 February 2008 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1763 29 January 2008 Any US trade partners Chlorothalonil in broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, 
cauliflower, cucumber, melon, pepper, pumpkin, squash, tomato Food safety 
Human health Plant health 
Pesticides 22 February 2008 
Hong Kong, China 
G/SPS/N/HKG/26/Add.1 30 January 2008 Countries exporting food 
to Hong Kong, China Food colourings Food additives 
Food safety Extension of the comment 
period 20 February 2008 
Costa Rica 
G/SPS/N/CRI/60 31 January 2008 Trading partners Fishery and aquaculture products and by-products for 
human consumption Food safety 
Human health Animal diseases 60 days after 
circulation of the notification 
Peru G/SPS/N/PER/171 31 January 2008 Israel In vitro  banana ( Musa  spp.) seedlings (HS Code: 
0602.90.90) Plant health 
Adoption/Entry into force of a new regulation Not applicable 
n.a. = not available, not identified 
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