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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/636/Rev.1 
30 October 2006 
 (06-5208) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
 
COMPENDIUM OF DOCUMENTS REGARDING ARTICLE 6  
OF THE SPS AGREEMENT - REGIONALIZATION 
 
Note by the Secretariat
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Revision  
  
Comments/proposals from Members 
 
Year Member Title/Subject Symbol 
1999 South Africa Article 6.2, 6.3 and Annex A3(B):  Recognition 
of the concept of pest- or disease-free areas as an international standard, guideline or 
recommendation G/SPS/GEN/139 
2003 Chile Comments on Article 6 of the SPS Agreement  
(Recognition procedures) G/SPS/W/129 
 Chile Additional comments on Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement (Proposed guidelines for the 
recognition procedure) G/SPS/GEN/381 
 Mexico Comments on Article 6 of the SPS Agreement 
(Procedures related to the recognition of disease-free areas) G/SPS/GEN/388 
2004 Canada Decision on the implementation of Article 6 of 
the SPS Agreement (Proposal) G/SPS/W/145 
 Chile Draft decision on the implementation of 
Article 6 of the SPS Agreement  G/SPS/W/140, Rev.1 
& Rev.2 
 Chile Clarifications – Regionalization and the need for 
guidelines to improve its implementation G/SPS/W/164 
 Chile Responses to questions from the Chairman of the 
WTO SPS Committee concerning regionalization G/SPS/W/165 
                                                      
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. 
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  Year Member Title/Subject Symbol 
2004 
(cont'd) European 
Communities Draft decision on the implementation of 
Article 6 of the SPS Agreement – Comments on the proposal of Chile (W/140/Rev.1) G/SPS/W/144 
 New Zealand Monitoring of international harmonization:  
Regionalization G/SPS/W/151 
 Peru Regionalization G/SPS/W/148 
 United States Regionalization (experie nces and observations) G/SPS/GEN/477 
2005 Australia Monitoring of international harmonization:  
Regionalization G/SPS/W/172 
 Argentina Article 6 of the SPS Agreement  G/SPS/GEN/606 
 Brazil Improving the application of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement G/SPS/W/177 
 Canada Implementation of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement G/SPS/GEN/613 
 Chile Proposal by Chile to further the discussion 
concerning the implementation of Article 6 on 
regionalization G/SPS/W/171 
 Chile Notification of recognition of pest- and disease-
free fones G/SPS/W/181 
 Colombia Procedures for recognition of pest- or disease-
free areas or areas of low pest or disease 
prevalence under Article 6 of the SPS 
agreement, on Regionalization G/SPS/GEN/611 
 European 
Communities Clarification of Article 6 of the SPS Agreement G/SPS/GEN/588 
 Japan The implementation of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement - Regionalization G/SPS/GEN/605 
2006 Argentina, Brazil, 
Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and 
Uruguay Comments on Secretariat's report "Issues in the 
Application of Article 6 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures" (G/SPS/GEN/640) G/SPS/W/189 
 Australia Issues in the application of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement G/SPS/W/191 & Add.1 
 Brazil Implementation of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement – Regionalization G/SPS/W/185 
 Ecuador Comments on Article 6 - Regionalization G/SPS/GEN/623 
 Egypt Implementation of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement - Procedures for recognition of pest- or disease-free areas or areas of low pest or 
disease prevalence G/SPS/W/193  G/SPS/GEN/636/Rev.1 
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  Year Member Title/Subject Symbol 
2006 
(cont'd) European 
Communities Application of Article 6 of the SPS the 
Agreement  G/SPS/GEN/632 
 European 
Communities Comments on Secretariat's report "Issues in the 
Application of Article 6 of the Agreement on the 
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures" (G/SPS/GEN/640) G/SPS/W/190 
 Grenada Implementation of the provisions of Article 6 of 
the SPS Agreement  G/SPS/W/194 
 Japan Issues in the application of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement G/SPS/W/192 
 Korea The implementation of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement - Regionalization G/SPS/W/195 
 Mexico Regionali zation G/SPS/GEN/622 
 New Zealand Procedures for recognition of pest- or disease-
free area or areas of low pest prevalence under 
Article 6 – Comparison of standards developed 
by the international standard-setting bodies G/SPS/GEN 698/Rev.1 
  Comments on Secretariat's report "Issues in the 
Application of Article 6 of the Agreement on the 
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures" (G/SPS/GEN/640/Rev.1) G/SPS/GEN/725 
 Chinese Taipei Comments on Secret ariat's report "Issues in the 
Application of Article 6 of the Agreement on the 
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures" (G/SPS/GEN/640) G/SPS/W/205 
 United States Additional comments on Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement - Adaptation to regional conditions G/SPS/GEN/631 
 United States Comments on the Secretariat's report "Issues in 
the Application of Article 6 of the Agreement on 
the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures" (G/SPS/GEN/640) G/SPS//199 
 
 Information regarding Members' experiences  
 
Year Member Title/Subject Symbol 
1998 Chile Declaration as a country free of classical swine 
fever - Statement by Chile G/SPS/GEN/81 
1999 Costa Rica Declaration of Cost a Rica as a country free of 
classical swine fever G/SPS/GEN/110 
 Costa Rica Declaration that Co sta Rica is a country free of 
Newcastle disease, velogenic, viscerotropic form G/SPS/GEN/119 
 European 
Communities Review of the SPS Agr eement – Adaptation to 
regional conditions - Equivalence G/SPS/GEN/101 
2000 Indonesia Declaration of dis ease-free status G/SPS/GEN/162 G/SPS/GEN/636/Rev.1 
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  Year Member Title/Subject Symbol 
2001 Argentina Foot-and-mouth disease measures affecting 
exports of Argentine products G/SPS/GEN/269 & Rev.1 
 Paraguay Country free from foot -and-mouth disease G/SPS/GEN/254 
2002 Argentina Evolution of the national foot-and-mouth disease 
eradication plan in Argentina G/SPS/GEN/315 
 Argentina Evolution of the national foot-and-mouth disease 
eradication plan in Argentina G/SPS/GEN/323 
 Honduras Sanitary Measures adopted by Honduras in 
connection with its avian health situation G/SPS/GEN/362 
 Korea Foot-and-mouth dis ease eradication in the 
Republic of Korea 2002 G/SPS/GEN/348 
 Paraguay Statement made at the meeting of 7-8 November 
2002 (Newcastle disease) G/SPS/GEN/359 
 Paraguay Foot-and-mouth disease G/SPS/GEN/360 
 Paraguay Situation in Paraguay regarding the programme 
to keep the country free of Newcastle disease G/SPS/GEN/361 
2003 Argentina Evolution of the foot-and-mouth disease 
eradication plan in Argentina G/SPS/GEN/377 
 Argentina Implementation of the regi onalization principle G/SPS/GEN/433 
 Chile Chile:  Free of avian influenza G/SPS/GEN/383 
 Chinese Taipei Eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in 
Chinese Taipei G/SPS/GEN/402 & 
Corr.1 
 Chinese Taipei Approval of f oot-and-mouth disease free with 
vaccination status G/SPS/GEN/419 
 Ecuador Review of the SPS Agreement - Update on 
adaptation to regional conditions G/SPS/GEN461 
 European 
Communities The avian influenza situation in EC member 
States G/SPS/GEN/414 
 Mexico Regionalization:  Information for the recognition 
of fruit fly-free areas G/SPS/GEN/440 
 Paraguay Foot-and-mouth disease (Paraguay's sanitary 
policy regime) G/SPS/GEN/413 
 Paraguay Health information concerning foot-and-mouth 
disease G/SPS/GEN/454 
 Peru Peru:  Country free from "citrus black spot", 
"sweet orange scab" and "citrus canker" G/SPS/GEN/386 
 Peru Peru initiates a process for the declaration and 
recognition of areas free from and of low prevalence of fruit flies Ceratitis capitata  and 
Anastrepha spp  G/SPS/GEN/417 
 Peru Peru close to eradicating foot-and-mouth disease G/SPS/GEN/418 
 Peru Fruit fly-free areas an d areas of low prevalence 
of fruit flies G/SPS/GEN/445  G/SPS/GEN/636/Rev.1 
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  Year Member Title/Subject Symbol 
2003 
(cont'd) Peru Monitoring and control of  poultry diseases G/SPS/GEN/446 
 Peru Current status of foot -and-mouth disease G/SPS/GEN/531 
2004 Colombia Report on the situation and control of foot-and-
mouth disease G/SPS/GEN/492 
 Costa Rica Establishment of areas free from Ceratitis 
Capitata  G/SPS/GEN/527 
 Paraguay Foot-and-mouth disease er adication programme G/SPS/GEN/505 
 United States Regiona lization G/SPS/GEN/477 
2005 Brazil Pest-free area of minas gerais state - 
micosphaerella fijiensis  G/SPS/GEN/561 
 Brazil Pest-free area of Ceará State - Anastrepha 
grandis  G/SPS/GEN/562 
 Brazil FMD–free zone – Brazilian experience on 
regionalization G/SPS/GEN/584 
 Brazil Newcastle disease - Brazilian experience in 
certifying Flocks disease free G/SPS/GEN/608 
 Brazil Classical swine fever - Brazilian experience in 
regionalization G/SPS/GEN/609 
 Chile Experience in the app lication of the principle of 
regionalization G/SPS/GEN/610 
 Colombia Experiences in regionalization:  Foot-and-mouth 
disease G/SPS/GEN/612 
 Egypt Implementation of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement - Experience in establishing and 
maintaining pest-free areas G/SPS/GEN/630 
 Nicaragua Status of the national classical swine fever 
eradication programme in Nicaragua G/SPS/GEN/575 
 Nicaragua Nicaragua initiates Brucellosis and 
Tuberculosis-free certification for farms G/SPS/GEN/576 
 Peru Current status of foot -and-mouth disease G/SPS/GEN/558 
 Peru Recognition of Southern Peru as a foot-and-
mouth disease-free zone where vaccination is not practised G/SPS/GEN/578 
 Peru Regionalization G/SPS/GEN/607 
2006 Grenada Implementation of the provisions of Article 6 of 
the SPS Agreement  G/SPS/W/194 
 Mexico Regionalization:  Information for the recognition 
of fruit fly-free areas G/SPS/GEN/440/Rev.1 
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  Secretariat papers 
 
Year Organization Title/Subject Symbol 
2006 
(cont'd) WTO Secretariat Compendium of documents regarding Article 6 of 
the SPS Agreement  –Regionalization G/SPS/GEN/636 & 
Corr.1 
 WTO Secretariat Issues in the app lication of Article 6 of the SPS 
Agreement G/SPS/GEN/640 & 
Rev. 1 
 
 
Information from the international standards-setting bodies 
 
Year Organization Title/Subject Symbol 
2004 IPPC Regionalization and the International Plant 
Protection Convention G/SPS/GEN/529 
2005 IPPC Regionalization (excerpts of the 7th Commission 
on Phytosanitary Measures report) G/SPS/GEN/568 
 OIE Recognition of Memb er countries health status G/SPS/GEN/542 & 
Add.1 
 OIE New or revised standards being proposed for 
adoption at the 73rd OIE General Session (May 
2005) G/SPS/GEN/552 
 OIE Chapter 1..3.5 – Zoning and 
compartmentalization G/SPS/GEN/574 
2006 OIE OIE activities on zoning and 
compartmentalization G/SPS/GEN/625 
 IPPC Update of activities of the International Plant 
Protection Convention (IPPC) - June 2005 – 
January 2006 G/SPS/GEN/626 
 IPPC Update of activities of the International Plant 
Protection Convention (IPPC) - June 2005 – 
January 2006 G/SPS/GEN/707 
 
 
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