WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/GEN/1136 
21 February 2012 
 (12-0998) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
 
 
 
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATION S CIRCULATED DURING 2011 
 
Note by the Secretariat1 
  
 For the information of the Committee, the Secretariat has compiled the following summary 
identifying all documents which have been submitted by Members, observers and observer 
International Intergovernmental Organizations, as we ll as those prepared by the Secretariat, with 
relation to the Agreement on the Application of Sa nitary and Phytosanitary Measures during calendar 
year 2011.
2  This summary includes notifications and revised notifications, but does not include 
addenda and corrigenda to notifications. 
                                                      
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. 
2 For documents issued in 2010, see G/SPS/GEN/1076.  
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Page 2 NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPS DOCUMENTS FROM MEMBERS 
  
Country Notification 
G/SPS/N/ Other SPS Documents 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Albania   ALB/133-139       
Argentina ARG/137-140 
ARG/142-151 
ARG/153 ARG/141 
ARG/152 G/SPS/GEN/1128 Information on Offici al OIE Recognition of Foot and 
Mouth Disease Free Status 04/11/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1129 National Plan for the Prevention of Entry and 
Transmission of Pests and Diseases through Waste 
Regulation 04/11/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1130 Organizational Stru cture of SENASA – National 
Agriculture and Food Health and Quality Service 04/11/2011 
Australia AUS/258-260 
AUS/262-283 AUS/261    
Bahrain BHR/107-114 
BHR/117-121 BHR/115-116       
Belize BLZ/2-9  G/SPS/GEN/1107 Comprehens ive Surveillance Programme for Bovine 
Tuberculosis, Bovine Brucellosis, BSE and the Implementation of an Animal Identification System 18/07/2011 
Brazil BRA/21/Rev.1 
BRA/23/Rev.1 BRA/36/Rev.1 
BRA/296/Rev.1 
BRA/460/Rev.1 BRA/686/Rev.1 
BRA/695-784  BRA/734/Rev.1 
    
Brunei Darussalam  BRN/3     
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G/SPS/N/ Other SPS Documents 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Canada CAN/514-515 
CAN/517-579 CAN/516 G/SPS/W/257 Work of the Co mmittee Emanating from the Third 
Review – Proposed Priority Issues – Comments on the 
Communication from Argentina 18/03/2011 
G/SPS/W/258 Review of the Opera tion and Implementation of the 
SPS Agreement Proposal to Advance 
Recommendation 3 of the Workshop between the SPS 
Committee and the Interna tional Standard-setting 
Bodies (G/SPS/R/57) 01/04/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1080 Canadian Experience Using Article 2.2 Ad Hoc 
Consultations to Facilitate the Resolution of an SPS 
Trade-related Issue 25/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1099 Technical Assistance to  Developing Countries 24/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1122 Entry into Force of Canada's Aquatic Animal Health 
Regulations 14/10/2011 
Chile CHL/340-344 
CHL/345/Rev.1 
CHL/345-358 CHL/361-370 
CHL/372-380 CHL/359-360 
CHL/371 G/SPS/W/263 Ad hoc Consultations or Negotiations among Members 
under Article 12.3 of the SPS Agreement 10/10/2011 
China CHN/354-355 
CHN/361-519 CHN/356-360 G/SPS/GEN/1101 An Introd uction to China's Regionalization 
Management System on Food Safety  27/06/2011 
Colombia COL/213-214 
COL/216-217 
COL/222-224 
COL/227 COL/231- COL/211-212 
COL/215 
COL/218-221 
COL/225-226 COL/228-230 G/SPS/GEN/1060 Bovine Tuberc ulosis Status 07/01/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1061 Brucellosis Status 07/01/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1064 National Plan for the Detection, Control and 
Eradication of Fruit Flies 18/01/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1083 Avian Influenza Situation 15/04/2011 
Costa Rica CRI/98-110 
CRI/112-115 CRI/111 G/SPS/GEN/1070 Detection of a Focus of the Huanglongbing Bacterium 15/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1092 Defense of the Scientific Principles of Codex – 
Ractopamine 20/06/2011  
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G/SPS/N/ Other SPS Documents 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Dominican Republic DOM/48     
Ecuador ECU/84-90     
Egypt EGY/42-46         
El Salvador SLV/95-99       
European Union EEC/392-396 
EEC/398-407 
EEC/409-412 EU/1 EEC/397 
EEC/408 G/SPS/W/262 Transitional Review Mech anism Pursuant to Para. 18 of 
the Protocol on the Accession of China – Questions 
from the European Union to China Concerning SPS 06/10/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1063 Establishment of a Li st of Approved or Registered 
Establishments and Plants for the Import or Transit of Animal By-products 11/01/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1072 Foot and Mouth Diseas e Situation in Bulgaria 17/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1072/Add.1 Foot and Mouth Disease Situati on in Bulgaria 30/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1074 Overview of SPS Related Technical Assistance 
Activities 18/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1095 The European Union' s Approach to SPS Audits and 
Inspections in Third Countries 23/06/2011 
The Gambia GMB/2     
Guatemala GTM/50-53        
Honduras HND/36-42       
Hong Kong, China HKG/35-37         
India IND/71-72 IND/73  JOB/SPS/1 Ad hoc Consultations under Art. 12.2 of the SPS 
Agreement 18/03/2011 
Indonesia IDN/44     
Israel ISR/9/Rev.1         
Jamaica    G/SPS/GEN/1118 Information on the Activities to Control Huanglongbing 
Bacterium 13/10/2011  
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G/SPS/N/ Other SPS Documents 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Japan JPN/268-286  G/SPS/W/258 Review of the Operation and Implementation of the 
SPS Agreement Proposal to Advance 
Recommendation 3 of the Workshop Between the SPS 
Committee and the Interna tional Standard-setting 
Bodies (G/SPS/R/57) 01/04/2011 
Korea, Republic of KOR/256/Rev.1 
KOR/328/Rev.1 KOR/381-399   G/SPS/GEN/1104 Quarantine Inspection Agency 26/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1116 Highly Pathogenic Av ian Influenza Situation 11/10/2011 
Madagascar  MDG/10-11 G/SPS/GEN/1113 EU Decisi on Concerning Certain Protective Measures 
with Regard to Certain Products Originating from 
Madagascar 05/10/2011 
Malaysia MYS/26      
Mexico MEX/225-228   G/SPS/W/264 Use of  Electronic Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Certificates in World Trade 19/10/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1124 Report on the Epidem iological Analysis of Outbreaks 
of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (Enzootic IE Strain) 19/10/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/491/Add.13 National Standard ization Programme for 2011 12/04/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/491/Add.14 Supplement to the National Standardization Programme 
for 2011 16/09/2011 
Morocco MAR/30-31     
The Netherlands NLD/70     
New Zealand NZL/447-468 NZL/446  G/SPS/W/257 Work of the Committee Emanating from the Third 
Review – Proposed Priority Issues – Comments on the Communication from Argentina 18/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1071 Amalgamation of the New Zealand Food Safety 
Authority and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 16/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1103 Change to Format for Phytosanitary Certificates 29/06/2011 
Nicaragua NIC/57-61       
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G/SPS/N/ Other SPS Documents 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Norway    JOB/SPS/1 Ad Hoc Consultations under Art. 12.2 of the SPS 
Agreement 18/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1090 Quarantine and Testin g Procedures Applied to Salmon 
Imported from Norway – Questions to China 20/06/2011 
Oman OMN/44 OMN/43    
Paraguay PRY/23  G/SPS/GEN/1077 Report on Health Status Developments 21/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1081 Report on Health Stat us Developments – Statement at 
the Meeting of 30-31 March 2011 04/04/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1091 Maximum Residue Limits for Certain Agricultural 
Pesticides Applied to Sesame 20/06/2011 
Peru PER/352-394 PER/395 G/SPS/GEN/1087 Regulation 258/97 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council Concerning Novel Foods 07/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1117 Implementation of Regulation 258/97 Concerning 
Novel Foods 12/10/2011 
Philippines PHL/191 
PHL/193-194 PHL/199-202 
PHL/205 PHL/186-190 
PHL/192 PHL/195-198 
PHL/203-204 JOB/SPS/1 Ad Hoc Consultations under Art. 12.2 of the SPS 
Agreement 18/03/2011 
Qatar QAT/22-37        
Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia SAU/11 
SAU/14-18 SAU/9-10 
SAU/12-13 
SAU/19-20      
Singapore SGP/39-41        
South Africa ZAF/27-30     
Swaziland SWZ/2     
Sri Lanka LKA/22-29        
Switzerland  CHE/72  JOB/SPS/1 Ad hoc Consultations under Art. 12.2 of the SPS 
Agreement 18/03/2011  
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G/SPS/N/ Other SPS Documents 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Chinese Taipei TPKM/214-216 
TPKM/219-230 
TPKM/232-247 TPKM/217-218 
TPKM/231      
Thailand THA/200 
THA/203 THA/199 
THA/201-202/Rev.1    
Turkey TUR/12-23         
Ukraine UKR/44 
UKR/49 UKR/57-58 
UKR/64 
UKR/66-68 UKR/70 UKR/36-43 
UKR/45-48 UKR/50-56 
UKR/59-63 
UKR/65 UKR/69 
UKR/71-73    
United Arab 
Emirates ARE/22     
United States USA/2130-2135 
USA/2137-2209 
USA/2212-2216 USA/2219 
USA/2220/Rev.1 
USA/2221-2242 USA/2245-2314 USA/2136 
USA/2210-2211 
USA/2217-2218 USA/2243-2244 GEN/181/Add.9/Rev.1 
& Corr.1 Technical Assistance to Developing Countries 18/11/2011 
Uruguay URY/14-16     
Viet Nam VNM/24-28         
Zimbabwe ZWE/1     G/SPS/GEN/1136 
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  DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS 
 
 
Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
CODEX G/SPS/GEN/1079 Information on Activities 23/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1126 Information on Activities 19/10/2011 
IPPC G/SPS/GEN/1102 Report of the IPPC Secretariat 28/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1123 Report of the IPPC Secretariat 17/10/2011 
OIE G/SPS/GEN/1073 Relevant Activities   16/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1096 Relevant Activities 24/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1098 Report of the OIE on its  Capacity Building Activities 24/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1120 & 
Corr.1 Update from the OIE 13/10/2011 
IICA G/SPS/GEN/1068 Actions Aimed at the Implementation of the SPS  
Agreement 11/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1088 Actions Aimed at the Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 17/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1100 Impact of Private Food Standards in the Southern 
Cone:  Financial Costs and Legal Implications 27/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1121 Actions Aimed at the Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 13/10/2011 
ITC G/SPS/GEN/1082 Information on SPS- related Recent and Forthcoming 
Assistance and Other Activities (November 2010 – 
March 2011) 05/04/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1105 Information on SPS- related Recent and Forthcoming 
Assistance and Other Activities (April - June 2011) 29/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1125 Information on SPS- related Recent and Forthcoming 
Assistance and Other Activities (July – 
September 2011) 19/10/2011 
OIRSA G/SPS/GEN/1078 Technical Assist ance Activities Undertaken by 
OIRSA in Relation to the WTO SPS Agreement 23/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1094 Activities Undertaken by the OIRSA in Relation to 
the WTO SPS  Agreement 22/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1119 Activities Undertaken by the OIRSA Relating to the 
SPS  Agreement 13/10/2011 
 
 
OTHER 
 
 
Inter-American 
Development 
Bank (IDB) G/SPS/GEN/1065 Activities Developed on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
(SPS) Related Issues 17/02/2011 
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  DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT 
 
 
Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/55 Actions Regarding SPS-rela ted Private Standards – Decision 
of the Committee 06/04/2011 
G/SPS/56 Procedure to Monitor the Process of International 
Harmonization – Thirteenth Annual Report – Adopted by the Committee on 1 July 2011 07/09/2011 
G/SPS/57 Report to the Council for Trade in Goods on China's 
Transitional  Review 26/10/2011 
G/SPS/58 Joint Work by Codex, IPPC and OIE on Cross-cutting 
Issues – Decision of the Committee – Adopted at its 
Meeting of 19-20 October 2011 26/10/2011 
G/SPS/W/78/Rev.8 Internatio nal Intergovernmental Organizations – Requests 
for Observer Status in the SPS Committee 12/08/2011 
G/SPS/W/78/Rev.9 Internatio nal Intergovernmental Organizations – Requests 
for Observer Status in the SPS Committee 06/10/2011 
G/SPS/W/243/Rev.4 Proposed Recommended Procedure for Ad Hoc 
Consultations or Negotiations among Members under the 
SPS Agreement (Article 12.2) 07/03/2011 
G/SPS/W/256 Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on SPS-related 
Private Standards to the SPS Committee 03/03/2011 
G/SPS/W/259 Proposed Recommended Procedure to Encourage and 
Facilitate Ad Hoc Consultations or Negotiations among 
Members under the SPS Agreement (Article 12.2) 31/05/2011 
G/SPS/W/259/Rev.1 Idem  – Revision 12/09/2011 
G/SPS/W/260 Procedure to Monitor the Process of International 
Harmonization – Draft Thirteenth Annual Report 17/06/2011 
G/SPS/W/260/Rev.1 &Corr.1 Idem  – Revision 19/07/2011 
G/SPS/W/261 Proposed Revisions to Acti on 6 of the Report of the Ad Hoc 
Working Group on SPS-related Private Standards 
(G/SPS/W/256) 20/06/2011 
G/SPS/R/61 Summary of the Meeting of  20 – 21 October 2010 16/02/2011 
G/SPS/R/62 & Corr.1 & Corr.2 Summary of the Meeting of 30 31 March 2011 27/05/2011 
G/SPS/R/63 Summary of the Meeting of  30 June – 1 July 2011 12/09/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.21 Implementation of th e Transparency Obligations as of 
10 March 2011 11/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.11 Membership in WTO and International Standard-Setting 
Bodies 23/09/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.9 Applicants for Observer Status 04/03/2011 G/SPS/GEN/1136 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.10 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.11 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.12 G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.13 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.14 & Corr.1 Idem  - Addendum 
Idem - Addendum 
Idem  - Addendum 
Idem – Addendum 
Idem - Addendum 15/03/2011 
23/03/2011 
28/04/2011 07/09/2011 
07/10/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.11 Specifi c Trade Concerns 25/02/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.11/Add.1 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.11/Add.2 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.11/Add.3 Idem   - Issues not Considered in 2010 - Addendum  
Idem – Issues not Considered in 2010  - Addendum 
Idem -  Resolved Issues - Addendum  01/03/2011 
01/03/2011 
01/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.11/Corr.1 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev. 11/Add.1/Corr.1 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev. 11/Add.2/Corr.1 Specific Trade Concerns – Corrigendum 01/06/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.6 SPS Technical A ssistance and Training Activities 
(1 September 1994 to 31 December 2010) 28/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/804/Rev.4 Overview Regarding the Level of Implementation of the 
Transparency Provisions  of the SPS Agreement 13/10/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.1 WTO SPS Technical Assistance Activities in 2011 - General 
Information, Selection Processes and Application Form   10/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1062 
G/SPS/GEN/1066 
G/SPS/GEN/1069 G/SPS/GEN/1084 
G/SPS/GEN/1085 
G/SPS/GEN/1093 G/SPS/GEN/1108 
G/SPS/GEN/1109 
G/SPS/GEN/1111 G/SPS/GEN/1127 
G/SPS/GEN/1131 
G/SPS/GEN/1132 Notifications Issued During the Month of December 2010   
Idem - January 2011  
Idem - February 2011 
Idem - March 2011  
Idem - April 2011  
Idem - May 2011  
Idem - June 2011 
Idem - July 2011  
Idem - August 2011  
Idem - September 2011  
Idem - October 2011  
Idem - November 2011   07/01/2011 
22/02/2011 
14/03/2011 26/04/2011 
18/05/2011 
21/06/2011 26/07/2011 
08/08/2011 
20/09/2011 27/10/2011 
17/11/2011 
20/12/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1067 Proposed Programme for a Workshop on SPS Coordination 
at National and Regional Levels 02/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1075 Update on the Operation of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility   18/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1089 
G/SPS/GEN/1114 Idem  
Idem  17/06/2011 
10/20/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1076 Documents and Notifi cations Circulated During 2010   18/03/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1086 Monitoring the Use of International Standards – Background 
Note 30/05/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1097 Update on the Mentorin g System of Assistance Relating to 
the Transparency Provision s of the SPS Agreement 24/06/2011  G/SPS/GEN/1136 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/1106 Dates of Meetings in 2012 12/07/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1110 Programme for the Workshop on SPS Coordination at 
National and Regional Levels 16/09/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1112 Outstanding Requests from  International Intergovernmental 
Organizations – Criteria for Observer Status 20/09/2011 
G/SPS/GEN/1115 Three Sisters Standard -setting Procedures – Background 
Document 10/10/2011 
G/L/969 Report (2011) on the Activities of the Committee on 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 27/10/2011 
G/SPS/ENQ/26 List of E nquiry Points 11/03/2011 
G/SPS/NNA/16 List of National No tification Authorities 11/03/2011 
 
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