WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
6 February 2007 
 (07-0505) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision  
 
 
 At the 15-16 March 2000 meeting of the SPS Co mmittee, the Secretariat was requested to 
prepare a paper summarizing the specific trade con cerns that had been brought to the Committee's 
attention since 1995.2  The Secretariat has revised this docum ent annually to include new information 
provided by Members (G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.1 to 6).  The specific trade con cerns in the seventh 
revision of G/SPS/GEN/204 maintain the previously assigned numbers according to the chronological order of the Committee meetings in which they were first raised.  These numbers serve as unique 
identifiers and are intended to facilitate tracking of  individual trade concerns over time.  The new 
trade concerns raised in each Committee meeting are numbered in the order of the alphabetic list of 
Members maintaining the measures.   
 
 The seventh revision of G/SPS/GEN/204 is divided into 4 sections:  
• Overview and summary graphs and tables (this section) 
• Issues considered in 2006 (Addendum 1) 
• Issues not considered in 2006 (Addendum 2) 
• Issues resolved before 2006 (Addendum 3). 
  This first section (G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7) of the document contains summary statistics and 
graphs for all the trade concerns raised in th e SPS Committee between the first regular meeting of 
1995 and the last regular meeting of 2006.  The trad e concerns are categorized as relating to food 
safety, animal or plant health.  This section also  includes a summary table which identifies for each 
specific trade concern according to the assigned numbe r, the Member(s) maintaining the measure, the 
Member(s) raising the concern, as well as in formation on where the issue is described. 
 
 Addendum 1 (G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7/Add.1) of th e document contains information regarding 
all issues which were raised in the SPS Committee in  2006.  This includes (1) issues raised for the 
first time in 2006;  (2) issues which were previous ly raised but on which further discussions or 
activities occurred during 2006;  and (3) issues for which there was no substantive discussion in the 
Committee during 2006, but where Members reported that a previously raised issue had been 
resolved, or where substantive action on the issu e occurred in another WTO body during 2006 (e.g., 
establishment of a dispute resolution panel on the issue).  
                                                     
 
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 G/SPS/R/18, para.20. G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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   Addendum 2 (G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7/Add.2) of th e document contains information regarding 
all issues which were raised in the SPS Comm ittee between 1995 and 2005, and on which no further 
discussion or activities occurred during 2006.     Addendum 3 (G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7/Add.3) of th e document contains information regarding 
all issues which were raised in the SPS Comm ittee between 1995 and 2005, and on which a resolution 
was reported prior to 2006.   Altogether, 245 specific trade concerns were ra ised in the twelve years between 1995 and the 
end of 2006.  Figure 1 shows the number of new co ncerns raised each year;  10 new concerns were 
raised in 2006.  Figure 2a categorizes the trade concer ns raised over the twelve years into food safety, 
animal or plant health issues.  Overall, 27 per cen t of trade concerns relate  to food safety concerns, 
29 per cent relate to plant health, and 4 per cen t concern other issues such as certification 
requirements or translation.  Forty per cent of concer ns raised relate to animal health and zoonoses.  
The animal health and zoonoses category is furthe r divided into foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), 
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSEs), Avian Influenza (AI) and other animal health 
concerns (OAH).  Figure 2b shows th at TSEs account for 39 per cent of animal health concerns, while 
issues related to foot-and-mouth disease account for 23 per cent.  The remaining 38 per cent relate to 
other animal health concerns and avian influenza.  
 
FIGURE 1 – NUMBER OF NEW ISSUES RAISED 
 
2112423
13
102942
29
2131
10
051015202530354045
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ye arNumber of Issues
 
 
  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  FIGURE 2A – TRADE CONCERNS BY SUBJECT 
 
Animal Health
40%
Food Safety
27%Plant Health
29%Other
4%
Animal Health
Food Safety
Plant Health
Other
 
 
 
FIGURE 2B – TRADE CONCERNS RELATED TO ANIMAL HEALTH & ZOONOSES 
 
TSE
38%
FMD
23%AI
7%OAH
32%
TSE
FMD
AI
OAH
 
 
 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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   Developing countries are participating actively under this agenda item in the SPS Committee 
meetings.  Figure 3a indicates that over the twelve  years, developing country Members have raised 
120 trade concerns (on many occasions more than one  Member has raised, supported or maintained an 
issue) compared to 172 raised by developed country Members and two raised by least-developed country Members.
3  A developing country Member has supporte d another Member raising an issue in 
177 cases, compared to 120 for developed country Members and one for least-developed country 
Members.  In 166 cases, the measure at issue was maintained by a developed country Member, and in 
115 cases it was maintained by a developing country Member.  No trade concerns regarding measures 
maintained by least-developed country Members have  been raised.  Figure 3b shows the number of 
new issues raised each year by developing country Members. 
 
 
FIGURE 3A – PARTICIPATION BY WTO MEMBERS (1995-2006) 
 
166119169
114176120
12
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200Members Maintaining
the Measure in
QuestionSupporting MembersMembers Raising the
IssueNumber of Members
Developed Countries Developing Countries Least-Developed Countries
 
                                                      
3 The European Communities was counted as one Member.  Similarly, when one Member spoke on 
behalf of ASEAN, it was counted as one Member only.  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  FIGURE 3B – NUMBER OF NEW ISSUES RAISED BY MEMBERS 
 
4101719
8
529
19
1316
721
19
515
101319
5 511
215
2
05101520253035
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ye arNumber of Issues
 
 
 Figure 4 indicates that 66 trade concerns have been reported resolved out of the 245 trade 
concerns raised over the twelve years.  Six issu es were reported resolved in 2006.  Fifteen trade 
concerns have been reported partially solved.  In  these instances, trade ma y have been allowed for 
selected products or by some of the importing Memb ers maintaining the measure in question.  No 
solutions have been reported for the remaining 164 trade concerns.  Excluding the 10 new issues 
raised in 2006, there are 154 trade concerns that are at least one year old and for which no solution 
have been reported.  However, some of these concerns may have been resolved without the 
Committee being aware of these developments. 
 
FIGURE 4 – SOLVED TRADE CONCERNS 
 
1466165
020406080100120140160180
No solution reported Solution reported Partial solution reportedG/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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LIST OF SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS (1995 – 2006)    
(NR: No solution reported; P: Partially solved; S: Solved) 
 
 
Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
1 Shelf-life requirements Korea Australia, 
Canada, 
United States S Add.3 
2 Import clearance 
measures and practices Korea United States S Add.3 
3 Restriction on gelatin 
imports Norway Brazil S Add.3 
4 Measures related to BSE Argentina, Australia, 
Austria, Belgium, 
Brazil, Canada, Chile, 
Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, 
Spain, United States Switzerland S Add.3 
5 Import requirements for 
wine Brazil European 
Communities NR Add.2 
6 Importation of cheese Canada European 
Communities NR Add.2 
7 Regionalization in 
relation to animal health United States European 
Communities NR Add.2 
8 Ban on salmon imports Australia Canada, 
United States S Add.3 
9 Zero-tolerance for 
salmonella in imported 
poultry products Chile, Czech Republic, 
El Salvador, Honduras, 
Slovak Republic United States NR Add.2 
10 Imports of potatoes Czech Republic European 
Communities S Add.3 
11 Restrictions on levels of 
copper and cadmium in 
imported squid European Communities 
(Spain) United States P Add.2 
12 Testing requirements for 
different varieties of 
apples, cherries and nectarines Japan United States S Add.3 
13 Translation of 
regulations Japan, Korea Argentina NR Add.2 
14 Restrictions on imported 
wheat Brazil United States S Add.3  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
15 Zoosanitary import 
policies pertaining to BSE Canada European 
Communities NR Add.2 
16 Restrictions on imports 
of wheat and fruit  Chile United States S Add.1 
17 Cosmetics and BSE European Communities Australia NR Add.2 
18 Certification 
requirements for pet food European Communities 
(France) United States NR Add.2 
19 Protected zones European Communities Uruguay NR Add.2 
20 Restrictions on imports 
of rough rice Honduras United States S Add.3 
21 Fresh fruit and 
vegetables Indonesia Australia, 
United States NR Add.2 
22 Measures affecting 
imports of bovine meat Israel Uruguay S Add.3 
23 Plant quarantine 
regulations Japan United States NR Add.2 
24 Requirements for 
certification of consumer rice Panama United States S Add.3 
25 Restrictions on wheat 
and oilseeds Poland United States NR Add.2 
26 Phytosanitary issues in 
general General United States NR Add.2 
27 Citrus canker European Communities Argentina S Add.3 
28 Notification on wheat, 
rye and triticale Switzerland Argentina S Add.3 
29 Measures related to 
Avian Influenza Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela United States NR Add.2 
30 Regulation concerning 
warehouses and silos Czech Republic European 
Communities S Add.3 
31 Rules on "specified risk 
materials" in products of 
animal origin  European Communities United States NR Add.2 
32 Gelatin imports  European Communities Brazil, 
United States P Add.2 
33 Salmonella-related 
restriction on fishmeal imports European Communities Chile, Peru NR Add.2 
34 Measures regarding 
FMD Japan Argentina, 
European 
Communities NR Add.2 
35 Import ban on frozen 
poultry Korea Thailand S Add.3 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
36 Import prohibition of 
milled rice Mexico Thailand S Add.3 
37 Actions taken by local 
governments United States Chile  NR Add.2 
38 Temporary prohibition 
of fresh pork and products Argentina European 
Communities NR Add.2 
39 Maximum levels for 
certain contaminants (aflatoxins) in foodstuffs European Communities Argentina, 
Australia, Bolivia, 
Brazil, The 
Gambia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Senegal, 
Thailand P Add.2 
40 Trade restrictions in 
response to cholera European Communities Tanzania S Add.3 
41 Restrictions on imports 
of apples, pears and 
quinces Slovak Republic Hungary S Add.3 
42 Import restrictions on 
potatoes Slovak Republic European 
Communities, 
Poland S Add.3 
43 Prohibition on bone-in 
beef imports from EC 
member States South Africa European 
Communities NR Add.2 
44 Measures related to BSE United States European 
Communities NR Add.2 
45 Import restrictions on 
cheese Australia, New Zealand European 
Communities, 
Switzerland S Add.3 
46 Import prohibition of 
coconut palms and 
related products Brazil Philippines NR Add.2 
47 Measure on 
establishments operating 
in the animal feed sector European Communities United States NR Add.2 
48 Import ban on livestock Turkey United States, 
Hungary P Add.2 
49 Restrictions on imports 
of sauces containing 
benzoic acid Australia Philippines S Add.3 
50 Quarantine requirements 
for chicken meat Australia Thailand NR Add.2  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
51 Prohibition of poultry 
meat imports from Thailand Czech Republic Thailand S Add.3 
52 Measures on food 
treated with ionizing 
radiation European Communities United States NR Add.2 
53 Emergency measures on 
citrus pulp European Communities Brazil S Add.3 
54 Notifications regarding 
import requirements on 
meat and eggs Switzerland United States S Add.3 
55 TSE-related import 
restrictions of live cattle Israel European 
Communities NR Add.2 
56 Notification on 
amendment of the 
Japanese Plant 
Protection Law Japan United States NR Add.2 
57 Requirements for 
imports of milk and 
milk products Poland European 
Communities S Add.3 
58 Notification on 
refrigeration and 
labelling requirements for shell eggs United States European 
Communities NR Add.2 
59 Interim rule affecting 
solid wood packaging 
material United States (Hong Kong 
affected) NR Add.2 
60 Import restrictions on 
bovine semen and 
embryos, milk and milk products Argentina European 
Communities S Add.3 
61 Import restrictions on 
bovine semen India Canada, 
European Communities NR Add.2 
62 Restrictions on imports 
of live horses India European 
Communities NR Add.1 
63 Information on dioxin Certain Members European 
Communities NR Add.2 
64 Ban on antibiotics in 
feed European Communities United States NR Add.2 
65 Import restrictions on 
beef Korea Argentina NR Add.2 
66 Malaysia, Singapore Malaysia, Singapore Switzerland S Add.3 
67 Import restrictions on 
beef Mexico Argentina NR Add.2 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
68 Notifications on 
veterinary measures and measures on animal 
products including 
gelatin Poland Switzerland, 
United States S Add.3 
69 Import restrictions on 
rhododendrons in 
growing medium United States European 
Communities S Add.3 
70 Import conditions for 
pork meat and products Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela European 
Communities NR Add.2 
71 Restrictions on meat and 
dairy products El Salvador Uruguay S Add.3 
72 Measures regarding 
canned tuna in oil European Communities 
(Belgium) Philippines NR Add.2 
73 Imports of citrus fruit United States Argentina S Add.3 
74 Restrictions on imports 
of tropical fresh fruit Australia Philippines 
(ASEAN) NR Add.2 
75 Notification on meat 
and meat products Iceland Argentina S Add.3 
76 Ban on pet food imports Turkey Hungary S Add.3 
77 Restrictions on canned 
tuna Egypt Thailand NR Add.2 
78 Notification on methyl 
bromide Australia European 
Communities NR Add.2 
79 Import restrictions on 
durian Australia Thailand NR Add.2 
80 Restrictions on poultry 
meat imports Bolivia Chile P Add.2 
81 Wood packing material European  Communities Canada NR Add.2 
82 Restrictions on 
importation of fresh 
fruit Indonesia New Zealand S Add.3 
83 Restrictions on milk 
powder imports Panama European 
Communities NR Add.2 
84 Import restrictions 
affecting BSE-free 
countries Argentina, Australia, 
Canada, Korea, New 
Zealand, United States Bulgaria, 
Croatia, Czech 
Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, 
Slovak 
Republic, Slovenia NR Add.2 
85 Import restrictions on 
prawn and prawn 
products  Australia Thailand 
(ASEAN) NR Add.2  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
86 Access of California 
table grapes Australia United States S Add.3 
87 Measures affecting 
imports of products 
containing Brazilian 
beef Canada Brazil S Add.3 
88 Import restrictions due 
to FMD Canada, United States Hungary NR Add.2 
89 Import restrictions on 
soy sauce European Communities Thailand 
(ASEAN) NR Add.2 
90 Restrictions on bovine 
products Hungary Canada S Add.3 
91 Restrictions on pork 
products Hungary Canada S Add.3 
92 Restriction on banana 
imports Turkey Ecuador S Add.3 
93 Phytosanitary 
requirements for garlic 
and potato imports Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela Argentina NR Add.2 
94 Directive 2000/42 on 
pesticide residues European Communities Cote d'Ivoire NR Add.2 
95 Legislation on the 
fungicide thiabenzadole (TBZ) European Communities Israel NR Add.2 
96 Geographical BSE risk 
assessment European Communities Canada, India, 
Chile NR Add.2 
97 Restrictions on the use 
of fishmeal European Communities Chile, Peru, 
Norway NR Add.2 
98 Restrictions on Egyptian 
potatoes European Communities Egypt NR Add.2 
99 Restrictions on 
importation of sugar 
cane top from Indonesia Japan Indonesia NR Add.2 
100 Import measures on fire 
blight Japan United States S Add.3 
101 Proposed import 
prohibition of 
commodity-country combinations of fresh cut flowers and foliage New Zealand European 
Communities S Add.3 
102 Import restrictions on 
potted plants from the European Communities United States European 
Communities S Add.1 
103 FMD-related import 
restrictions Certain Members Argentina, EC P Add.2 
104 FMD restrictions Chile Argentina S Add.3 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
105 Restrictions on apples 
and pears Cuba Argentina NR Add.2 
106 Regulations on 
genetically modified 
food and feed European Communities United States NR Add.2 
107 Transitional TSE 
measures European Communities Canada NR Add.2 
108 Cut flowers European Communities Ecuador, Israel NR Add.2 
109 Phytosanitary 
regulations European Communities 
(Spain - Canary Islands) Argentina NR Add.2 
110 Agricultural 
biotechnology approval 
processes European Communities United States NR Add.2 
111 FMD restrictions Indonesia Argentina NR Add.2 
112 FMD trade restrictions Bolivia Argentina S Add.3 
113 Pet food import 
requirements Chile Argentina S Add.3 
114 Food Safety Regulations 
affecting agricultural products produced from modern biotechnology China United States NR Add.2 
115 Import restrictions for 
citrus and other fruits 
related to fruit fly China Argentina S Add.1 
116 FMD restrictions Colombia Argentina S Add.3 
117 Traceability and 
labelling of genetically modified organisms and food and feed European Communities United States, 
Canada, Argentina NR Add.2 
118 Import licenses for 
agricultural products Panama Canada NR Add.2 
119 Notification on Chinese 
fruit imports Philippines China S Add.3 
120 Restrictions on pigmeat United States European 
Communities NR Add.2 
121 Imports of clementines United States European 
Communities NR Add.2 
122 FMD restrictions Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela Argentina S Add.3 
123 Restrictions on imports 
of potatoes, onions, 
fertilised eggs, day-old 
chicks and meat products Bolivarian Rep. of 
Venezuela Colombia, 
Canada NR Add.2 
124 Notifications related to 
Avian Influenza Certain Members United States NR Add.2  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
125 BSE related measures Argentina Canada S Add.3 
126 Import requirements for 
seed potatoes Brazil European 
Communities, Canada P Add.2 
127 Import ban on products 
of Dutch origin China European 
Communities S Add.3 
128 Import requirements for 
cosmetics China European 
Communities NR Add.2 
129 Import restrictions on 
spiced pork and salted 
meat products Cuba Argentina S Add.3 
130 Restrictions on shellfish European Communities Indonesia NR Add.2 
131 Pesticide and antibiotic 
limits in honey 
(Directive 96/23) European Communities Cuba NR Add.2 
132 Import restrictions on 
dairy products Indonesia Argentina NR Add.2 
133 Official control 
restrictions on citrus and 
other fresh fruits and vegetables Japan United States, 
New Zealand NR Add.2 
134 SPS measures on animal 
products Romania Moldova NR Add.2 
135 Restrictions on beef and 
pork South Africa Brazil P Add.2 
136 Policies regarding 
quarantine and non-
quarantine pests Chinese Taipei United States NR Add.2 
137 Import restrictions on 
meat and meat products United States Switzerland NR Add.2 
138 Pest risk assessment 
requirements Argentina United States NR Add.2 
139 Restriction on pigmeat Australia European 
Communities NR Add.2 
140 Imports of live ostriches Brazil European 
Communities NR Add.2 
141 Pest risk assessments for 
imports of plant origin Brazil Canada NR Add.2 
142 Zero tolerance for e-coli China United States NR Add.2 
143 Regulation on wood 
packaging material China European 
Communities NR Add.2 
144 Restrictions on the 
importation of fruit and 
fruit juices European Communities Brazil NR Add.2 
145 Import restrictions on 
chicken meat imports Honduras Costa Rica NR Add.2 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
146 Ban on hormones in 
animal production Indonesia United States NR Add.2 
147 Regulation on food 
additives Japan European 
Communities NR Add.2 
148 Amendment of the food 
sanitation law Japan China NR Add.2 
149 Restrictions on food 
products Panama European 
Communities NR Add.2 
150 Certification of meat 
and dairy products Philippines Canada S Add.3 
151 Restrictions on imports 
of pork sausages and 
other pork products Trinidad and Tobago Argentina NR Add.2 
152 Restrictions on melons United States Mexico NR Add.2 
153 Restrictions on imports 
of Chinese potted plants 
in growing medium United States China NR Add.2 
154 Risk assessment on BSE Uruguay United States, 
Canada P Add.2 
155 Import restrictions for 
Netherlands Truss 
tomatoes Australia European 
Communities NR Add.2 
156 Notification on BSE-
related measures Brazil Canada S Add.3 
157 Quarantine measures for 
the entry and exit of 
aquatic products China European 
Communities S Add.3 
158 Restrictions on pork 
imports Croatia Slovenia NR Add.2 
159 Proposal on animal by-
products European Communities United States NR Add.2 
160 Transitional BSE 
measures European Communities United States NR Add.2 
161 EC Directive 
2001/661/EC on foot 
and mouth disease European Communities South Africa NR Add.2 
162 Fumigation standards Japan United States NR Add.2 
163 Restrictions on Austrian 
products Mexico European 
Communities NR Add.2 
164 Restrictions on the 
importation of dry beans Mexico United States S Add.1 
165 Import restrictions on 
Spanish olive oil Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, 
Oman, United Arab 
Emirates European 
Communities P Add.3  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
166 Import measures on live 
animals and meat products Croatia Hungary NR Add.2 
167 Restrictions on honey 
import European Communities United States S Add.3 
168 Maximum levels for 
aflatoxins in corn and 
sampling contaminants 
in food European Communities Argentina NR Add.2 
169 Proposed regulation on 
maximum residue levels 
of pesticides European Communities China, 
Argentina NR Add.2 
170 Live animals and animal 
products European Communities Australia NR Add.2 
171 Animal health 
conditions and 
certification requirements for live fish European Communities Australia NR Add.2 
172 Restrictions on imports 
of mangoes Japan Brazil S Add.3 
173 Notification on uses of 
living modified 
organisms Japan Australia NR Add.2 
174 Notification on 
transboundary 
movement of living modified organisms Korea Australia NR Add.2 
175 Food and feed controls European Communities United States NR Add.2 
176 Notification on 
maximum tolerance 
levels for ocratoxin A in coffee European Communities 
(Germany) Columbia, 
Papua New 
Guinea NR Add.2 
177 Sanitary conditions for 
the importation of live material for apiculture European Communities Argentina NR Add.2 
178 Revision of standards 
and specifications for food and additives Japan China NR Add.2 
179 Guidelines for 
maximum residue level (MRL) testing Korea United States NR Add.2 
180 Requirements for heat 
treatment for meat and bone meal in poultry Chinese Taipei United States S Add.3 
181 Import restrictions on 
potatoes Chinese Taipei New Zealand S Add.3 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
182 Implementation of the 
international standard for phytosanitary 
measures on wood 
packaging (ISPM 15) United States Argentina NR Add.2 
183 Implementation of 
ISPM 15 General Chile, 
Uruguay NR Add.2 
184 Lack of transparency for 
certain SPS measures China United States NR Add.2 
185 Restrictions due to avian 
influenza India European 
Communities NR Add.2 
186 Phytosanitary import 
restrictions India United States, 
European 
Communities P Add.2 
187 FMD restrictions Panama Argentina NR Add.2 
188 Delisting of France from 
countries authorized to export certain meat and 
meat products to the 
United States United States European 
Communities S Add.3 
189 US prohibition on the 
use of specified risk 
materials and requirements for disabled cattle United States Argentina NR Add.2 
190 Regionalization and 
recognition of animal disease free status Certain Members European 
Communities P Add.2 
191 Maximum residue levels 
for pesticides on food European Communities China NR Add.2 
192 Non-notification of 
various SPS measures India United States NR Add.2 
193 General import 
restrictions due to BSE Certain Members European 
Communities P Add.2 
194 Restrictions on table 
grapes Australia Chile S Add.1 
195 Restrictions on citrus Barbados Bolivarian 
Rep. of 
Venezuela NR Add.2 
196 Measures on US poultry China United States S Add.3 
197 EC regulation on 
Ocratoxin A in coffee European Communities Colombia NR Add.2  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
198 EC regulation on 
aflatoxins and Ocratoxin A in foods for infants 
and young children European Communities China NR Add.2 
199 Deviation from 
international standard 
for wood packing material European Communities 
(Spain - Canary Islands) United States NR Add.2 
200 Ban on food grade wax India United States NR Add.2 
201 Standards and 
specifications for food 
additives (boscalid) Japan China NR Add.2 
202 Septoria controls on 
horticultural products Korea United States S Add.3 
203 US rule on materials 
derived from cattle and 
record keeping requirements United States Argentina, 
China NR Add.2 
204 Notification by 
Members of 
implementation of ISPM 15 Certain Members European 
Communities NR Add.2 
205 Slaughter of imported 
breeding cattle Bolivia Mexico NR Add.1 
206 Inspection and testing 
procedures for imported 
wheat European Communities 
(Greece) Canada NR Add.2 
207 Directives on residual 
pesticide tolerance and 
inspection methods for tea European Communities China NR Add.2 
208 Food and feed hygiene 
rules European Communities Canada NR Add.2 
209 Plant health directive European Communities United States NR Add.2 
210 Restrictions on imports 
of chicken meat Guatemala Mexico NR Add. 1 
211 Restrictions on the 
transit of avocados Guatemala Mexico NR Add.2 
212 Positive list system for 
pesticides, veterinary 
drugs and feed additives MRLs Japan China, 
United States NR Add.1 
213 Restrictions on beef 
imports Japan United States NR Add.1 G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
214 Inspection regime for 
food processing establishments Panama United States NR Add.2 
215 Regulation 11 Thailand United States NR Add.2 
216 Restrictions on Ya pears 
imports United States China NR Add.2 
217 Import restrictions on 
apples Australia New Zealand NR Add.1 
218 Lack of recognition of 
regionalization and 
disease-free status for classical swine fever Brazil European 
Communities NR Add.2 
219 EurepGAP requirements 
for bananas European Communities St. Vincent 
and the Grenadines NR Add.1 
220 Proposed regulations for 
piper methysticum (kava-kava) European Communities 
(United Kingdom) Fiji NR Add.2 
221 Safety insurance and 
quality improvement of feed and standards for 
feed and feed additives Japan China NR Add.2 
222 Import suspension of 
heat-processed straw 
and forage for feed Japan China NR Add.1 
223 Import requirements for 
Indian mangoes Japan India NR Add.2 
224 Restrictions on EC 
exports of plant and 
animal products Japan European 
Communities NR Add.2 
225 Restrictions on US 
poultry Mexico United States NR Add.1 
226 Inspection regime for 
agricultural products Panama Costa Rica NR Add.2 
227 BSE-related import 
restrictions on non-ruminant products Chinese Taipei United States NR Add.2 
228 Import procedures for 
fruits and vegetables United States European 
Communities NR Add.2 
229 Import restrictions on 
Enoki mushrooms Canada Chinese Taipei NR Add.2 
230 Phytosanitary 
requirements on fresh oranges Costa Rica Nicaragua NR Add.2 
231 Import restrictions on 
cinnamon European Communities Sri Lanka S Add.1  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 
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  Issue 
Number Description of Measure Member(s) Maintaining 
the Measure Member(s) 
Raising the 
Issue Status Symbol 
232 Import restrictions on 
EC beef due to BSE Israel European 
Communities NR Add.1 
233 Absence of 
phytosanitary import 
legislation Israel European 
Communities NR Add.1 
234 Suspension of 
importation of live 
poultry and poultry 
carcasses Thailand Mexico NR Add.2 
235 Import restrictions on 
EC exports of live birds, 
meat, meat products and other derivates due to avian influenza Certain Members European 
Communities P Add.1 
236 Restrictions on beef 
exports under the Hilton Quota Argentina European 
Communities NR Add.1 
237 Lack of regionalization 
for Newcastle disease and restriction on live birds Brazil European 
Communities NR Add.1 
238 Application and 
modification of the EC 
Regulation on novel 
foods European Communities Columbia, 
Ecuador, Peru NR Add.1 
239 Tolerance levels for soil 
content on potato tubers Dominican Republic Canada NR Add.1 
240 Biotech labelling and 
import approval process 
regulations India United States NR Add.1 
241 Import restrictions on 
wooden Christmas trees United States China NR Add.1 
242 Restrictions on US 
poultry exports European Communities United States NR Add.1 
243 Lack of recognition of 
pest-free areas Indonesia United States NR Add.1 
244 Legislation on 
importation of live animals and meat products Indonesia Brazil NR Add.1 
245 Restrictions on US pork 
and poultry imports Romania United States NR Add.1 
 
 
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