. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HKG/35 
7 February 2011  
 (11-0590) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  HONG KONG, CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 
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):  Horses from scheduled countries 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, Macau China, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the Republic of 
Ireland, Republic of South Africa, the Unite d Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom (Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland) and the United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:   
1. Export Certificate for Horses Permanently Imported into Hong Kong, China 
2. Export Certificate for Horses Tempor arily Imported into Hong Kong, China 
3. Export Certificate for the Re-entry of a Hong Kong Resident Horses into Hong Kong, 
China 
4. Export Certificate for Horses Transhipping via Hong Kong, China  
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  33  
6. Description of content:  These are the export certificates and import requirements for the 
import/transhipment of horses into/via Hong Kong, China. 
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.  To update the current import requirements for horses with the latest 
international and scientific developments. 
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)    G/SPS/N/HKG/35 
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  [ ] 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:  Where a disease OIE listed, meas ures take into account OIE 
recommendations. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be confirmed. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be confirmed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be confirmed. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 April 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:   
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department  
5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road Kowloon 
Hong Kong, China 
Fax:  +(852) 2375 3563  E-mail:  icsenquiry@afcd.gov.hk Website:  "http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/quarantine/qua_i e/qua_ie_ipab/qua_ie_ipab_ihea/qua_ie_i
pab_ihea.html " 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department  
5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road Kowloon Hong Kong, China 
Fax:  +(852) 2375 3563  
E-mail:  icsenquiry@afcd.gov.hk Website:  "http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/quarantine/qua_i e/qua_ie_ipab/qua_ie_ipab_ihea/qua_ie_i
pab_ihea.html "