WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/991 
26 January 2010 
 (10-0370) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATION S CIRCULATED DURING 2009 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
  
 For the information of the Committee, the S ecretariat 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 2009.
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 Secretariat's own respon sibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. 
2 For documents issued in 2008, see G/SPS/GEN/897.  
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Page 2 NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPS DOCUMENTS 
  
Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Albania  ALB/97-125    
G/SPS/W/233 Article 12.2 – Consultations 18.02.09 
G/SPS/W/241 Good Offices of the Chairperson 12.06.09 
G/SPS/W/242 Proposed Revision of  the Procedure to Enhance 
Transparency of Special and Differential 
Treatment in Favour of Developing Country Members (G/SPS/33) 16.06.09 
G/SPS/W/244 Control Inspection and Approval Procedures 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/245 Third Review of th e SPS Agreement – Guidelines 
on the Implementation of Art. 13 of the SPS 
Agreement 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/246 Legal Framework for Private Standards in the 
WTO 30.09.09 
G/SPS/W/249 Private Standards 23.12.09 
G/SPS/GEN/923 Phytosanitary Import Authorization (AFIDI) 18.05.09 
G/SPS/GEN/940 Project on Coop eration for Harmonization of 
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Standards and 
Procedures, Food Safe ty and Differentiated 
Agricultural Production 16.06.09 Argentina ARG/123-129  
G/SPS/GEN/987 National Prevention Programme for HLB 
(Huanglongbing) 22.12.09 
Australia AUS/229-236 
AUS/238-242 AUS/237 G/SPS/W/238 & Corr .1 Third Review of the WTO SPS Agreement – 
Proposal from China -  
Comments from Australia on G/SPS/W/234 05.05.09 
Bahrain BHR/21-63      
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 Page 3Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Barbados  BRB/2    
G/SPS/GEN/911 Private and Comme rcial Standards 16.03.09 
G/SPS/GEN/912 Technical Assi stance from the European 
Communities to Enhance National SPS Capacity 
in Belize 16.03.09 
G/SPS/GEN/913 Newcastle  Disease 16.03.09 
G/SPS/GEN/920 Declaration of the Entire Territory of Belize as 
Free from the Mediterra nean Fruit Fly ( Ceratitis 
Capitata ) 28.04.09 
G/SPS/GEN/978 Strengthening of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
(SPS) Capacity to Increase Competitiveness of 
Belizean Products in  the Export Markets 10.11.09 Belize   
G/SPS/GEN/980 Technical Assistance 10.11.09 
G/SPS/W/244 Control Inspection and Approval Procedures 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/245 Third Review of th e SPS Agreement – Guidelines 
on the Implementation of Art. 13 of the SPS 
Agreement 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/246 Legal Framework for Private Standards in the 
WTO 30.09.09 
G/SPS/W/248 Article 12.2 – Consultations 26.10.09 
G/SPS/W/249 Private Standards 23.12.09 
G/SPS/GEN/922 Information on the Outbreaks of A/H1N1 Human 
Influenza Virus 13.05.09 Brazil BRA/511-524 
BRA/525/Rev.1-601  
G/SPS/GEN/940 Project on Coop eration for Harmonization of 
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Standards and Procedures, Food Safe ty and Differentiated 
Agricultural Production 16.06.09  
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Page 4 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Canada CAN/357/Rev.1 
CAN/375-376 
CAN/378-413 CAN/377    
G/SPS/GEN/952 Recognition of "Neg ligible Risk" Status with 
Regard to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 23.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/953 International Tech nical Cooperation Internships 
in Chile 23.06.09 Chile CHL/290-310 
CHL/311/Rev.1 CHL/318  
G/SPS/GEN/981 Health Status, Transpar ency and Trade Reactions 12.11.09 
G/SPS/W/234 Third Review of th e WTO/SPS Agreement 19.02.09 
G/SPS/W/234/Add.1 Third Review  of the WTO/SPS Agreement – 
China's Responses to Comments on 
G/SPS/W/234 22.06.09 China CHN/111-115 
CHN/119-199 
CHN/111/Suppl.1 
CHN/121/Suppl.1 CHN/116-118 
CHN/200 
 
G/SPS/GEN/985 China’s Safety Admi nistrative System  for Export 
Poultry and Poultry Products 08.12.09 
G/SPS/GEN/983 Suspension of In spection and Delivery of Plant 
and Animal Health Certificates for Imports from 
Colombia by the Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela 18.11.09 Colombia COL/166-171 
COL/174-185 COL/172-173 
G/SPS/GEN/984 New Structure of  the Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) 23.11.09 
Costa Rica  CRI/72-76 
CRI/79-81 
C/ 8 3 8CRI/77-78 CRI/82 G/SPS/GEN/930 Informati on on Measures to be Taken to Prevent 
the Entry of the Huangl ongbing (HLB) Bacterium 
that Attacks Citrus Fruit 12.06.09  
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/955 Costa Rica on Aler t Due to the Presence of the 
South American Cucurbit Fruit Fly ( Anastrepha 
Grandis ) in Panama 20.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/962 Phytosanitary State of Emergency Due to the 
Cotton Rat Pest ( Sigmodon spp. ) 16.09.09 Costa Rica 
(cont'd)   
G/SPS/GEN/966 Costa Rica Declares  Itself Free from Classical 
Swine Fever 16.10.09 
Dominican Rep. DOM/5-27     
G/SPS/GEN/901 Communication from Ecuador 06.02.09 Ecuador ECU/82  
G/SPS/GEN/982 Progress in the Area of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures 12.11.09 
Egypt EGY/33-36 EGY/37    
El Salvador SLV/86-88     
G/SPS/GEN/896 Control Regime Ap plicable for Imports from 
Third Countries of Certain Products of Animal Origin and of Live Animals with Regard to 
Provisions Related to the Agreement Between the 
European Communities and the Swiss Confederation on Trade in Agricultural Products 29.01.09 
G/SPS/GEN/925 Guidelines as Regards Measures to be Taken 
Concerning the Presence of Nicotine in Wild Mushrooms 18.05.09 European 
Communities3 EEC/340-367  
G/SPS/GEN/949 Guidance Docume nt on the Animal Health 
Requirements for Placing on the Market, Import 
and Transit of Aquaculture Animals According to Council Directive 2006/88/EC and Commission 
Regulation (EC) N° 1251/2008 19.06.09 
                                                      
3 On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and th e Treaty establishing the European Commun ity (done at Lisbon, 13 
December 2007) entered into force.   On 29 November 2009, the WTO received a Verbal Note (WT/L/779)  from the Coun cil of the Euro pean Union and the Commission of the 
European Communities stating that, by virtue  of the Treaty of Lisbon, as of 1 Decembe r 2009, the European Union replaces and su cceeds the European Community.  
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Page 6 Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/968 Transitional Revi ew Mechanism Pursuant to 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of 
the People’s Republic of China - Questions from 
the European Communities to China concerning Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 20.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/970 Relationship Between the SPS Committee and the 
Three International Standard-Setting Bodies 
Referenced in the SPS Agreement 21.10.09 European 
Communities 
(cont'd)   
G/SPS/GEN/976 Application and Amendment of European 
Communities Regulation No. 258/97 Concerning 
Novel Foods 06.11.09 
Fiji FJI/3-4     
Former 
Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia MKD/2 MKD/1 
MKD/3    
Guatemala GTM/45-46     
Honduras HND/32     
Hong Kong, 
China HKG/31     
India IND/59-62  G/SPS/W/236 & Rev.1 Third Re view of the SPS Agreement 03.11.09 
Indonesia IDN/40-42  G/SPS/GEN/946 Free St atus of Khapra Beetle ( Trogoderma 
granarium Everts) in the Territory of Indonesia 18.06.09 
Israel ISR/7-8     
Japan JPN/223-242     
Jordan  JOR/19 JOR/20-21    
Kenya  KEN/29      
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Korea, Rep. of KOR/309-312 
KOR/314-317 
KOR/319-338 
KOR/340-353 KOR/313 
KOR/318 
KOR/339    
Kuwait  KWT/2-3    
Madagascar   G/SPS/GEN/975 Sanitary and Ph ytosanitary Status 27.10.09 
Malaysia MYS/20-24     
G/SPS/GEN/491/Add.9 & 10 National Standardization Programme for 2009 04.05.09
17.09.09 
G/SPS/GEN/908 Report on Activities Undertaken with a View to 
Declaring the Entire Territory of Mexico Free 
from Classical Swine Fever 25.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/921 Informa tion on Outbreaks of A/H1N1 Human 
Influenza Virus on Mexican Territory 05.05.09 
G/SPS/GEN/988 Article 12.2 – C onsultations – Comments from 
Mexico on the Proposal by Brazil (G/SPS/W/248) 23.12.09 Mexico MEX/215-221 MEX/222 
G/SPS/GEN/989 Recommended Procedure for Ad Hoc 
Consultations or Negotiations Among Members 
Under the SPS Agreement (Article 12.2) - 
Comments by Mexico on Document 
G/SPS/W/243 23.12.09 
Nepal NPL/12     
New Zealand NZL/416-418 
NZL/420-435 NZL/419    
Nicaragua NIC/51     
Panama    G/SPS/GEN/945 Colombia:  Concerns Regarding Exports of 
Processed Chicken Products from Panama 17.06.09  
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/244 Control Inspection and Approval Procedures 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/245 Third Review of th e SPS Agreement – Guidelines 
on the Implementation of Art. 13 of the SPS Agreement 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/246 Legal Framework for Private Standards in the 
WTO 30.09.09 
G/SPS/W/249 Private Standards 23.12.09 
G/SPS/GEN/934 Activities of Members 16.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/935 Harmoni zation 16.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/936 Technical Assistan ce and Cooperation 16.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/937 Transparency of the Official Veteri nary Service 16.06.09 Paraguay   
G/SPS/GEN/940 Project on Coop eration for Harmonization of 
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Standards and 
Procedures, Food Safe ty and Differentiated 
Agricultural Production 16.06.09 
Peru PER/238-240     
Philippines PHL/150-152 
PHL/154-155 
PHL/161-163 
PHL/165-169 PHL/148-149 
PHL/153 
PHL/156-160 
PHL/164 G/SPS/GEN/906 Regionalization – Pest-Free Areas 24.02.09 
Qatar QAT/3-8     
Singapore SGP/37  G/SPS/GEN/959 Optical Watermark on Export Certificates 01.09.09 
South Africa ZAF/26     
Sri Lanka LKA/14-18     
Swaziland  SWZ/1     
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Switzerland   G/SPS/GEN/967 Voluntar y Standards 20.10.09 
Chinese Taipei TPKM/148-177     
Thailand THA/175-183     
Turkey TUR/6-7     
Ukraine UKR/3/Rev.1-2 
UKR/1/Suppl.1 UKR/2 
UKR/4-7    
G/SPS/W/244 Control Inspection and Approval Procedures 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/245 Third Review of th e SPS Agreement – Guidelines 
on the Implementation of Art. 13 of the SPS 
Agreement 15.09.09 
G/SPS/W/246 Legal Framework for Private Standards in the 
WTO 30.09.09 
G/SPS/W/249 Private Standards 23.12.09 Uruguay   
G/SPS/GEN/940 Project on Coop eration for Harmonization of 
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Standards and 
Procedures, Food Safe ty and Differentiated 
Agricultural Production 16.06.09 
G/SPS/W/233 Article 12.2 – Consultations 18.02.09 United States USA/1893-1900 
USA/1902-1924 
USA/1928-1933 
USA/1935-1961 USA/1963-1966 USA/1901 
USA/1925-1927 
USA/1934 
USA/1962 G/SPS/GEN/963 Transitional Revi ew Mechanism Pursuant to 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People’s Republic of China ("China") - 
Questions from the United States to China 
Concerning Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 07.10.09 
Viet Nam VNM/5-16  G/SPS/GEN/931 Re port on Food Hygiene a nd Safety Control in 
Basa Catfish Industry in Viet Nam 15.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/941 Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service 
(PQPS) in Zambia Agriculture Research Institute 17.06.09 Zambia   
G/SPS/GEN/965 Pest Survey  Programmes 15.10.09 G/SPS/GEN/991 
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  DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS 
 
 
Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/909 Informati on on Activities 25.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/916 Participation of Developing Countries in the 
Work of Codex - Data on the Participation of 
Developing Countries in Codex Sessions 
Extract from Document CX/GP 09/25/9 Prepared 
for the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Codex 
Committee on General Principles (Paris, France, 30 March – 4 April 2009)  26.03.09 
G/SPS/GEN/927 Inform ation on Codex Exis ting and Ongoing 
Work on Food Control, Inspection and Sampling 09.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/928 Informati on on Activities 11.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/938 Capacity Building for Food Standards and 
Regulations (June 2009) 16.06.09 CODEX 
G/SPS/GEN/973 Informati on on Activities 26.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/915 International Plant Protection Convention 16.03.09 
G/SPS/GEN/926 Report of the In ternational Plant Protection 
Convention 08.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/929 IPPC's Contribu tion on Control Management, 
Inspection and Approval Procedure 11.06.09 IPPC 
G/SPS/GEN/979 Matters of Interest  Arising from the Work of 
Observer Organizations 10.11.09 
G/SPS/GEN/905 Communication from  the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) 19.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/942 Sanitary Issues Ar ising from the Novel A/H1N1 
Influenza Situation 17.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/943 Communication from  the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) 17.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/947 Existing and Ongoing Work on Control, 
Inspection and Sampling (G/SPS/W/234)  18.06.09 OIE 
G/SPS/GEN/971 Relevant Recent Activities of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 21.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/904 Actions aimed at the Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 19.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/950 Actions aimed at the Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 19.06.09 IICA 
G/SPS/GEN/972 Actions aimed at the Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 23.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/914 Report of the Intern ational Trade Centre  16.03.09 ITC 
G/SPS/GEN/951 Report of the Intern ational Trade Centre  23.06.09  G/SPS/GEN/991 
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  Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/907 Activities undertaken  by OIRSA relating to the 
SPS Agreement 25.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/948 Activities undertaken  by OIRSA relating to the 
SPS Agreement 18.06.09 OIRSA 
G/SPS/GEN/974 Activities undertaken  by OIRSA relating to the 
SPS Agreement 26.10.09 
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  DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT 
 
Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/33/Rev.1 Procedure to Enhan ce Transparency of Special and 
Differential Treatment in Favour of Developing Country 
Members 18.12.09 
G/SPS/51 Procedure to Monitor th e Process of International 
Harmonization Eleventh Annual  Report Adopted by the 
Committee on 27 July 2009  29.07.09 
G/SPS/52 Report to the Council for Trade in Goods on the Transitional 
Review under Paragraph 18 of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of China 11.11.09 
G/SPS/W/224/Rev.2 Proposed Revision of th e Procedure to Enhance Transparency 
of Special and Differential Treatment in Favour of Developing 
Country Members (G/SPS/33) 26.01.09 
G/SPS/W/224/Rev.3 
G/SPS/W/224/Rev.4 
G/SPS/W/224/Rev.5 
G/SPS/W/224/Rev.6 Idem 
Idem 
Idem 
Idem  27.03.09 
13.05.09 
20.10.09 
03.11.09 
G/SPS/W/235 Proposed Programme for a Workshop on the Relationship 
Between the SPS Committee and the International Standard-
Setting Organizations 20.02.09 
G/SPS/W/237 & Rev.1 Review of the Op eration and Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement 29.09.09 
G/SPS/W/239 & Rev.1 Procedure to Mon itor the Process of International 
Harmonization – Draft Eleven Annual Report 13.07.09 
G/SPS/W/240 Dates of Meetings of the SPS Committee – 2010 08.06.09 
G/SPS/W/243 Proposed Recommended Proc edure for Ad Hoc Consultations 
or Negotiations Among Members under  
the SPS Agreement (Article 12.2) 07.09.09 
G/SPS/W/247 Possible Actions for th e SPS Committee Regarding Private 
SPS Standards 20.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.19 Implementation of th e Transparency Obligations as of 
31 March 2009 01.04.09 
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.9 Membership in WT O and International Standard-Setting 
Bodies 01.04.09 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.4 Appli cants for Observer Stat us (ECOWAS) 19.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.9 Specific Trade Concerns 05.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.9/Add.1 
& Corr.1 Specific Trade Concerns – Issues Considered in 2008 06.02.09 
18.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.9/Add.2 Specific Trade Concerns – Issues not Considered in 2008 09.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.9/Add.3 Specific Trade C oncerns – Resolved Issues 06.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/235 Proposed Programme for a Workshop on the Relationship 
Between the SPS Committee and the International Standard-Setting Organizations 20.02.09  G/SPS/GEN/991 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.4 SPS Tech nical Assistance and Training Activities  
(1 September 1994 to 31 December 2008) 18.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/804/Rev.2 Overview Regarding the Level of Implementation of the 
Transparency Provisions  of the SPS Agreement 20.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/887/Rev.1 Review of the Op eration and Implementation of the SPS 
Agreement - Background Document 06.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/895 
G/SPS/GEN/903 
G/SPS/GEN/910 
G/SPS/GEN/917 G/SPS/GEN/924 
G/SPS/GEN/944 
G/SPS/GEN/957 G/SPS/GEN/958 
G/SPS/GEN/960 
G/SPS/GEN/964 G/SPS/GEN/977 
G/SPS/GEN/986 Notifications Issued During the Month of December 2008 
Idem  – January 2009 
Idem  – February 2009 
Idem  – March 2009 
Idem  – April 2009 
Idem – May 2009 
Idem  – June 2009 
Idem  – July 2009 
Idem  – August 2009 
Idem  – September 2009 
Idem  – October 2009 
Idem  – November 2009 21.01.09 
17.02.09 
13.03.09 
14.04.09 18.05.09 
17.06.09 
17.07.09 17.08.09 
15.09.09 
15.10.09 10.11.09 
22.12.09 
G/SPS/GEN/897 Documents and Notifications Circulated During 2008 30.01.09 
G/SPS/GEN/898 WTO Submission to the Open-Ended Expert Working Group 
on Building National Phytosanitary Capacity 02.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/899 Evaluation of  the Standards and Trade Development Facility 
(STDF) 02.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/900 Overview of SPS Needs and Assistance in Eight Least 
Developed Countries 04.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/902 Update on the Opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility 09.02.09 
G/SPS/GEN/932 Effects of SPS-Related Private Standards – Descriptiv e Report 15.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/932/Rev.1 Effects of SPS Rela ted Private Standards – Compilation of 
Replies 10.12.09 
G/SPS/GEN/933 Programme for a Worksh op on the Relationship Between the 
SPS Committee and the International Standard-Setting Organizations 16.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/939 Update on the Opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility 16.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/954 Dates of Meetings of SPS Commi ttee - 2010 30.06.09 
G/SPS/GEN/956 SPS Technical Assistan ce Activities in 2009 06.07.09 
G/SPS/GEN/961 & Rev.1 STDF Workshop "Using  Economic Analysis to Inform SPS 
Decision Making" - Geneva, - 30 October 2009 - Background Note and Draft Agenda 21.10.09 
G/SPS/GEN/969 Update on the Opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility 20.10.09 
G/SPS/R/54 Meeting of 25-2 6 February 2009 28.04.09 G/SPS/GEN/991 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/R/55 Meeting of 23 -24 June 2009 23.09.09 
G/SPS/INF/17 & Rev.1 List of Representatives  – Meeting of 8-9 October 2008 25.02.09 
G/SPS/INF/17/Rev.1/Corr.1 Idem  28.04.09 
G/SPS/ENQ/25 National Enquiry Points 15.10.09 
G/SPS/NNA/15 National Notifi cation Authorities 15.10.09 
G/L/897 & Rev.1 Report (2009) on the Activities of the SPS Committee 16.11.09 
 
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