WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/817 
22 January 2008 
 (08-0334) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
DOCUMENTS AND NOTIFICATION S CIRCULATED DURING 2007 
 
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 2007.
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 2006, see G/SPS/GEN/755.  
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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/4-7 
ALB/9-10 ALB/22-23 ALB/8 
ALB/11-21 ALB/24-43    
Argentina ARG/103-116 
ARG/105/Rev.1 
ARG/107/Rev.1 ARG/109/Rev.1 
ARG/111/Rev.1  G/SPS/W/211 & Corr.1 (in 
English only) MRLs for pesticides – Impact on exports from 
developing countries 26.06.07 
Armenia ARM/4-6 
ARM/8-10 ARM/7    
Australia AUS/208-220 
  G/SPS/GEN/717/Add.1 Techni cal assistance to developing countries 11.10.07 
Bahrain BHR/8     
Belize BLZ/1     
Bolivia   G/SPS/GEN/768 Slaughter of im ported breeding cattle 12.03.07 
Brazil BRA/253-377  G/SPS/GEN/562/Add.2 Pest  free area of Ceará state – Anastrepha grandis  01.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/765 Technical assistance to  developing countries 28.02.07 Canada CAN/276-292 
CAN/294-309 CAN/157/Rev.18 
CAN/293 G/SPS/GEN/778 Second review of the SPS Agreement – 
Transparency enhancement proposal 07.06.07  
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Chile CHL/248-269     
China CHN/100-103  G/SPS/W/212 Proposal on  the amendment of "the recommended 
procedures for implementing the transparency 
obligations of the SPS Agreement (Article 7)" 25.09.07 
Colombia COL/105/Rev.1 
COL/125-128 
COL/131-134 
COL/136-146 
COL/148-150 COL/129-130 
COL/135 
COL/147 
COL/151    
Costa Rica CRI/51-57 
  G/SPS/GEN/784 Clean stock program for Dracaena spp.  intended 
for export to the US market 21.06.07 
   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.29/R ev.1 Technical assistance – Responses to the 
questionnaire 11.09.07 
Ecuador ECU/17-18 ECU/16 G/SPS/GE N/792 Private and commerc ial standards 05.07.07 
Egypt  EGY/25-30 EGY/24 & Rev.1    
El Salvador SLV/74-76      
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
G/SPS/W/216 Transitional review mechanism pursuant to para. 
18 of the Protocol on the Accession of China 11.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/773 Call for comments on a Commission consultation 
on the review of Reg. (EC) 1774/2002 laying down health rules concer ning animal by-products 
not intended for human consumption 02.05.07 
G/SPS/GEN/799 Certification regime  applicable for imports into 
the EC of bovine animals and of certain products of animal origin with regard to provisions related 
to certain transmissible spongiform 
encephalopathies 25.09.07 European 
Communities EEC/302-312 
EEC/316-320 
 EEC/313-315 
G/SPS/GEN/803 The EC NNA/EP for the SPS Agreement:  
experience acquired in the operational procedures 
and recent experience – Reflection note 10.10.07 
Guatemala   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.22/R ev.1 Technical assistance – Responses to the 
questionnaire 04.07.07 
Honduras HND/13-29     
Hong Kong, 
China HKG/24 & Rev.1 
HKG/25-27     
India IND/50-52     
Indonesia IDN/32-33 
IDN/36-37 IDN/34-35    
Jamaica  JAM/9-11    
   Japan JPN/175-188 
JPN/190-201 JPN/189 
   
Korea, Republic 
of KOR/223-247 
KOR/249-269 KOR/142/Rev.1 
KOR/248    
Kuwait  KWT/1      
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Mexico MEX/212-214 MEX/211 G/SPS/GEN/491/Ad d.6 Official sta ndards 29.05.07 
   G/SPS/GEN/491/Add.7 Offi cial standards 13.11.07 
The Netherlands NLD/64-65     
G/SPS/W/214 Technical assistance for operating the SPS 
notification authority and SPS enquiry point 01.10.07 New Zealand NZL/362-376 
NZL/378-380 
NZL/382-384 
NZL/386-388 NZL/390 NZL/377 
NZL/381 
NZL/385 
NZL/389 G/SPS/GEN/796 Australia – Measures affecting the importation of 
apples from New Zealand – Request for 
consultations 04.09.07 
Nicaragua NIC/37     
Norway NOR/23 
NOR/25 NOR/24    
Oman OMN/15 
OMN/17 
OMN/22-23 
OMN/25 OMN/9-14 
OMN/16 
OMN/18-21 
OMN/24    
Panama PAN/49 
  G/SPS/GEN/752 Certification and/or  declaration of an area free of 
Mediterranean fruit fly in the Azuero peninsula 21.02.07 
   G/SPS/GEN/783 Pest-free area of classical swine fever 21.06.07 
   EQV/PAN/1 Determination of the recognition of equivalence 
of sanitary or phytosanitary measures 09.08.07 
Paraguay PRY/14 
PRY/16 PRY/15     
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Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
Peru PER/140-145 
PER/147-154 
PER/157-158 
PER/161-163 PER/165 PER/146 
PER/155-156 
PER/159-160 
PER/164    
Philippines PHL/114 
PHL/116-117 
PHL/120-123 PHL/126-129 PHL/111-113 
PHL/115 
PHL/118-119 PHL/124-125 
PHL/130 G/SPS/GEN/771 Avian Influenza an d FMD status as of 1 March 
2007 11.04.07 
Rwanda   G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.37 Technical  assistance – Responses to the 
questionnaire 17.10.07 
St Vincent and 
the Grenadines   G/SPS/GEN/766 Private indu stry standards 28.02.07 
Singapore SGP/34-35     
Sri Lanka LKA/7-8     
Switzerland CHE/64-70     
Chinese Taipei TPKM/98-124  G/SPS/GEN/744 & Corr.1 Veterinary  and phytosanitary certificates 10.01.07 
Thailand THA/151/Rev.1 
THA/152/Rev.1 
THA/153/Rev.1 
THA/158-164 THA/157 
THA/165 G/SPS/GEN/769 Undue delays in relation to Article 5 (risk 
assessment) and interim measures 13.03.07  
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 Page 7Notifications Other SPS Documents 
Country 
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of 
Issue 
United Kingdom   G/SPS/GEN/802 Private volunt ary standards within the WTO 
multilateral framework 09.10.07 
G/SPS/W/213 Transitional review mechanism pursuant to para. 
18 of the Protocol on the Accession of China – 
Questions from the United States concerning SPS 
measures 01.10.07 United States USA/615/Rev.1 
USA/1488-1503 
USA/1505-1589 USA/1591-1622 
USA/1624-1646 
USA/1648-1660 USA/1662-1723 
USA/1725-1733 
UA/1735-1747 USA/1504 
USA/1590 
USA/1623 USA/1647 
USA/1661 
USA/1724 USA/1734 G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.6 Tech nical assistance to de veloping countries 
provided by the United States 18.06.07 
Viet Nam   G/SPS/GEN/791 Australia's revi sed import risk analysis and 
measures on prawns and prawn products 04.07.07 G/SPS/GEN/817 
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  DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY OBSERVERS 
 
Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
Bahamas G/SPS/GEN/764 Report on priv ate standards and the SPS 
Agreement:  the Bahamas experience 28.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/747 Informati on on activities 02.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/777 Informati on on activities 01.06.07 CODEX 
G/SPS/GEN/809 Update on  activities 18.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/754 Standard setting work programm e (up-to-date 
February 2007) 21.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/756 Technical assist ance and cooperation – Planned 
activities to be undertaken by the IPPC 21.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/757 Summary of work – Octo ber 2007-February 2007 22.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/779 Standard-setting work programme 08.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/782 ISPM 29:  Recogn ition of pest-free areas and 
areas of low pest prevalence 19.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/786 Decisions from the 2nd session of the Commission 
on Phytosanitary Measures 22.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/787 Dispute settlement manual  22.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/805 Standard-setting work programme 11.10.07 IPPC 
G/SPS/GEN/807 Update on  activities 15.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/758 Report on  activities 22.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/767 Update on equivalence – Article 4 01.03.07 
G/SPS/GEN/788 Issues of interest to the SPS Committee discussed 
at the OIE Int. Committee at the 75th General 
Session 22.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/789 Update on activities relating to diseases 
regionalization  22.06.07 OIE 
G/SPS/GEN/801 Report on OIE activities to the 40th meeting of the 
WTO SPS Committee 09.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/753 Actions aimed at the implementation of the WTO 
SPS Agreement 21.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/785 Technical assistan ce and cooperation initiative for 
the Americas in SPS measures 22.06.07 IICA 
G/SPS/GEN/808 Update on  activities 17.10.07 
ISO G/SPS/GEN/750 Summary of current work undertaken by ISO that 
may be of interest to the SPS Committee 16.02.07 
ITC G/SPS/GEN/759 & Rev.1 SPS-related technical assistance 
undertaken/planned by ITC 23.02.07 
30.03.07 
OECD G/SPS/GEN/763 Private voluntar y standards and developing 
country market access:  preliminary results 27.02.07  G/SPS/GEN/817 
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  Organization Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/762 Report on  activities 26.02.07 OIRSA 
G/SPS/GEN/806 Update on  activities 11.10.07 
UNCTAD G/SPS/GEN/760 Typology  of global standards 26.02.07 
 G/SPS/GEN/761 & Corr.1 Private sector  standards and developing country 
exports of fresh fruit and vegetables 26.02.07 
World Bank G/SPS/GEN/810 Consultation wo rkshop:  Investment in 
laboratories for food safety and agricultural health 02.11.07 
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  DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARIAT 
  
Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/44 Special and differential treatment – Report by the Chairman to 
the General Council 23.04.07 
G/SPS/45 Procedure to monitor th e process of international 
harmonization – 9th Annual Report adopted by the Committee 
on 28 June 2007 10.07.07 
G/SPS/46 Special and differential treatme nt – Report by the Chairman to 
the General Council 29.10.07 
G/SPS/47 Report to the Council fo r Trade in Goods on China's 
transitional review 16.11.07 
G/SPS/W/78/Rev.3 International intergovern mental organizations – Requests for 
observer status in SPS Committee 03.07.07 
G/SPS/W/209 Procedure to monitor the process of international 
harmonization – Draft ninth annual report 15.05.07 
G/SPS/W/210 Proposed programme for work shop on transparency 14.06.07 
G/SPS/W/215 Compilation of proposals regarding the revision of the 
"Recommended procedures for implementing the transparency 
obligations of the SPS Agreement (Art. 7) 08.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.16 Implemen tation of the transparency  obligations 21.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/27/Rev.17 Implemen tation of the transparency  obligations 09.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/49/Rev.8 Membership in WTO and in ternational standard-setting bodies 09.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/121/Add.3 Appli cants for observer status  - GCC Standardization 
Organization (GSO) 05.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7 Specific Trade concerns 06.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7/Add.1 Specifi c Trade concerns – Issues considered in 2006 06.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7/Add.2 Specific Trade concerns - Issues not considered in 2006 07.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev.7/Add.3 Specific Tr ade concerns – Resolved issues  07.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.2 SPS techni cal assistance and training activities (1 September 
1994 to 31 August 2004) 27.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/745 Notifications issued during the month of December 2006 18.01.07 
G/SPS/GEN/749 
G/SPS/GEN/770 
G/SPS/GEN/772 G/SPS/GEN/776 
G/SPS/GEN/780 
G/SPS/GEN/793 G/SPS/GEN/795 
G/SPS/GEN/798 
G/SPS/GEN/800 Idem  – January 2007 
Idem  – February 2007 
Idem  – March 2007 
Idem  – April 2007 
Idem  – May 2007 
Idem  – June 2007 
Idem  – July 2007 
Idem  – August 2007 
Idem  – September 2007 14.02.07 
15.03.07 
23.04.07 24.05.07 
08.06.07 
19.07.07 08.08.07 
17.09.07 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/GEN/811 
G/SPS/GEN/813 Idem  – October 2007 
Idem  – November 2007 21.11.07 
19.12.07 
G/SPS/GEN/746 Private standards an d the SPS Agreement 24.01.07 
G/SPS/GEN/748 Update on the opera tion of the standards and trade 
development facility 06.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/751 & Rev.1 Analysis of replies to  the questionnaire on the operation of the 
enquiry points and national notification authorities 21.02.07 
18.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/755 Documents and notifications circulated  during 2006 21.02.07 
G/SPS/GEN/774 Update on the opera tion of the Standards and Trade 
Development Facility (STDF) 08.05.07 
G/SPS/GEN/775 Relationship with Co dex, IPPC and OIE 15.05.07 
G/SPS/GEN/781 Ad hoc consultations and re solution of trade concerns 15.06.07 
G/SPS/GEN/790 & Rev.1 Dates of meetings of the SPS Committee – 2008 02.07.07 
19.12.07 
G/SPS/GEN/794 & Rev.1 Programme for workshop on transparency –  
15-16 October 2007 08.08.07 
13.08.07 
G/SPS/GEN/797 SPS technical assistan ce activities in 2007 05.09.07 
G/SPS/GEN/804 Overview regarding the level of the implementation of the 
transparency provisions  of the SPS Agreement 11.10.07 
G/SPS/GEN/812 Background document from th e STDF for the global review of 
aid for trade 22.11.07 
G/SPS/R/43 Meeting of 11-1 2 October 2006 03.01.07 
G/SPS/R/44 Meeting of 28 Febr uary-1 March 2007 30.05.07 
G/SPS/R/45 & Corr.1 Meeting of  27-28 June 2007 12.09.07 
Job(07)/14 Issues arising from th e review of the SPS Agreement – 
Proposed next steps – Note by the Secretariat 02.02.07 
Job(07)/17 Annotated Draft Agenda – meeting of 28 February-1 March 
2007 21.02.07 
Job(07)/25 Special and Differentia l Treatment – Statement made by 
Egypt to the informal meeting on 27 February 2007 28.02.07 
Job(07)/89/Rev.1 Joint UNCTAD/WTO informal information session on private 
standards 15.06.07 
Job(07)/98 Annotated Draft Agenda – meeting of 27-28 June 2007 20.06.07 
Job(07)/99 Suggested language by Egypt for Article 10.1 of the SPS 
Agreement 21.06.07 
Job(07)/104 Special and Differential Treatment – Proposed revision of 
decision G/SPS/33 – Submission by Egypt 25.06.07 
G/SPS/ENQ/21 National enquiry points 21.02.07 
G/SPS/ENQ/21/Add.1 National enquir y points - Addendum 22.06.07 
G/SPS/ENQ/22 National enquiry points 09.10.07 
G/SPS/NNA/11 National notifi cation authorities 21.02.07 G/SPS/GEN/817 
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  Symbol Subject Date of Issue 
G/SPS/NNA/11/Add.1 National notif ication authorities 22.06.07 
G/SPS/NNA/12 National notifi cation authorities 09.10.07 
G/L/842 Report (2007) on the activities of the SPS Committee 20.11.07 
 
 
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