WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/888 
19 November 2008 
 (08-5631) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
   
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING  THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2008  
 
Note by the Secretariat
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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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Notifying Member/Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1685/Add.1 1 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae in cotton Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Genetically modified 
organisms Human health 
Pesticides 
Plant health 
Tolerance exemption Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received by 
10 November 2008. 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/84 - EMRG 2 October 2008 Regions of 
Luanprabang and Oudomxay (Lao's 
people Dem. 
Rep.) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledglings (24 hour-old 
birds), decorative fowls (regardless of origin until a second order is issued), hatching eggs and eggs for human 
consumption, fowl semen, fowl meat, products originating 
from fowls destined for fowl and animal feed;  for industrial and agricultural uses, and pathological material and 
biological products Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Regionalization Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/85 - EMRG 
2 October 2008 Province Borsod- 
Abauj- Zemplen 
(Hungary) Live animals, herbivores, ruminants, embryos, biological 
products, pathological material Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Regionalization 
Bluetongue Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/86 - EMRG 2 October 2008 Region of 
Maritime (Togo) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledglings (24 hour-old 
birds), decorative fowls (regardless of origin until a second order is issued), hatching eggs and eggs for human 
consumption, fowl semen, fowl meat, products originating 
from fowls destined for fowl and animal feed;  for industrial and agricultural uses, and pathological material and 
biological products originating from fowls Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Japan 
G/SPS/N/JPN/217 2 October 2008 All countries Food additive (Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Isovalealdehyde, 
and Valealdehyde) Food additives 
Food safety Human health 1 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1874 
2 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Various Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 10 November 2008 
Australia 
G/SPS/N/AUS/204/Add.2 3 October 2008 All countries Prawns and prawn products Food safety 
Human health Quarantine measures Not applicable 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/160 – EMRG 
3 October 2008 China Milk, dairy products and other products originating from 
milk Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Not applicable 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/296/Add.2 3 October 2008 EC member 
States and countries 
exporting these 
products to the 
European 
Communities. Food additives other than colours and sweeteners Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Macao, China 
G/SPS/N/MAC/10 - EMRG 3 October 2008 All countries and 
regions Bovines, their meat and meat products, organs and viscera, 
meat and bone-meal from bovines and other derivatives from the said animals; for consumption or processing. 
 Animal diseases 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/119/Add.1 
3 October 2008 Czech Republic Domestic and wild bi rds and their products including 
poultry meat, day-old chicks and semen Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza Withdrawal of the 
measure 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/145/Add.1 
3 October 2008 Denmark Domestic and wild birds and their products including 
poultry meat, day-old chicks and semen Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Withdrawal of the measure 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/146 - EMRG 3 October 2008 Idaho (United 
States) Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), poultry meat (HS Code: 
0207), day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), eggs (HS Code: 0407) and semen (HS Code: 0511.99) Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Zoonoses Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1728/Add.1 
3 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Hexythiazox in citrus, pome fruit, meat by-products of 
cattle, goat, horse and sheep Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received by 
10 November 2008.  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Uruguay 
G/SPS/N/URY/8 3 October 2008 All countries Queen bees and apiculture products Animal health 
Food safety Human health 31 October 2008  
Uruguay 
G/SPS/N/URY/9 
3 October 2008 All countries Equine embryos Animal health 31 October 2008  
Uruguay 
G/SPS/N/URY/10 
3 October 2008 All countries Equidae Animal health 31 October 2008  
Uruguay 
G/SPS/N/URY/11 
3 October 2008 All countries Equine semen Animal health 31 October 2008  
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/294 6 October 2008 Any trading 
partners Cattle and cattle products (meat and  meat products) Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Risk assessment The Government of the 
Republic of Korea will receive comments from 
Members in order to 
review the concerns in the future. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1490/Add.1 
8 October 2008 Trading partners Calcium and osteoporosis Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health Labelling Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1796/Add.1 
8 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Benfluralin in alfalfa, clover, le ttuce and trefoil Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 10 November 2008.  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1797/Add.1 8 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Fluometuron in cotton, cattle, egg, goat, hog, horse, poultry, 
sheep, milk, cereal grain, soybean, rice, wheat Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1798/Add.1 8 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Dicrotophos in cotton 
  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1799/Add.1 
8 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Formetanate hydrochloride in apple, grapefruit, lemon, 
nectarine, orange, peach, pear, tangelo and tangerine Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1875 - EMRG 
8 October 2008 All trading 
partners Chlorantraniliprole in sweet corn and milk Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable                  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1800/Add.1 9 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Norflurazon in cattle, goat, hog, horse, sheep Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1801/Add.1 
9 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Tau-fluvalinate in honey Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 10 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1806/Add.1 9 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Diazinon in cherry, nectarin e, watercress, peach, plum, 
prune, corn, cattle, olive, sugar beets, hops, grape, radish, pea, blackberry, raspberry, loganberry, endive, escarole, 
mushroom Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/480 
14 October 2008 All countries Bovine fetal serum Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/481 
14 October 2008 All countries Bovine blood plasma/ser um Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/482 
14 October 2008 All countries Fresh meat or  meat products of deer ( Cervidae ) Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/483 14 October 2008 All countries Fresh meat and meat products (HS Code: 02) Animal health 
Food safety Human health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/484 
14 October 2008 All countries Bovine guts, bladders and stomachs Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/485 
14 October 2008 All countries Fresh meat or meat product s of caprines and ovines Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/486 
14 October 2008 All countries Meat offal of capr ines and ovines Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/487 14 October 2008 All countries Bovine meat offal Animal health 
Food safety Human health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/488 
14 October 2008 All countries Meat meal or oil of aquatic  animals Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/489 
14 October 2008 All countries Meat meal of Lagomorp hs Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/490 14 October 2008 All countries Meat meal of swine Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/491 
14 October 2008 All countries Meat meal of poultr y Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/492 
14 October 2008 All countries Meat meal of ruminant s Animal health 13 December 2008 
60 days after 
notification  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/493 14 October 2008 All countries Ruminants and thei r products Animal diseases 
Animal health Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE) 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1807/Add.1 14 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Carbaryl in various commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10November 2008 . 
Albania G/SPS/N/ALB/87 - EMRG 
15 October 2008 Maranhao region 
(Brazil) Live domestic and wild pigs Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Classical Swine Fever 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Zoonoses Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/88 - EMRG 
15 October 2008 Southern region, 
Location:  
Kaombe Ranch 
(Malawi) Meat, meat products, milk products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Foot and mouth disease 
Human health 
Regionalization Zoonoses Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/348 15 October 2008 All trading 
partners Disodium EDTA in edible coatings for sausages (ICS 
Codes: 67.120, 67.220)  Food additives 
Food safety Human health 11 December 2008  
Canada 
G/SPS/N/CAN/349 
15 October 2008 All trading 
partners Talc as a coating agent in split peas, soybeans and fava 
beans (ICS: 67.080, 67.220) Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health 11 December 2008  
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/286/Add.1 
15 October 2008 Trading partners Bovine products for human use or consumption Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE) 
Extension of final date 
for comments Zoonoses 11 November 2008  
Chile 
G/SPS/N/CHL/288 
15 October 2008 United States Seeds of ornamental sp ecies Plant health 18 December 2008 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/161 
15 October 2008 Trading partners  Poultry, eggs, meat products of avian origin Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Food safety 
Human health Newcastle Disease 
Zoonoses 14 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/334 - EMRG 15 October 2008 EC member 
States and third countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities. Specified host plants to citrus longhorned beetle 
(Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)) Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Pests 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/295 
15 October 2008 All countries Benzo(a)pyrene in food products Food safety 
Human health 14 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/296 15 October 2008 All countries Food products Contaminants 
Food safety Human health 14 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Taipei, Chinese 
G/SPS/N/TPKM/144 15 October 2008 All trading 
partners Food grade salt Food safety 
Human health 4 December 2008  
Thailand 
G/SPS/N/THA/171 
15 October 2008 All countries  Beverage (ICS Code: 67.160.10) Beverages 
Food safety 
Human health 14 December 2008 
60 days from the date 
of notification 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1290/Add.3 
15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Desmedipham in sugar beets Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 
17 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1609/Add.3 15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners DCPA in brassica Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
17 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1614/Add.3 
15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners 2,4-D in grapes, pome fruits, stone fruits and strawberries Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 
17 November 2008.  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1766/Add.1 15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Bensulide in vegetables Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
17 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1767/Add.1 
15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Fenamiphos in various commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 17 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1768/Add.1 15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Tetrachlorvinphos in cattle, hog, poultry, their products and 
by-products Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
17 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1769/Add.1 
15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Terbufos in bananas, sugar beets, coffee and corn Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 
17 November 2008.  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1772/Add.1 15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Dimethoate in various commodities Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
17 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1803/Add.1 15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Pyrazon in cattle, goat, horse, sheep, their products and by-
products, corn, soybean and wheat Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1805/Add.1 
15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Glyphosate in various commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 
10 November  2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1876 
15 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Ethoprop in hops, peppermint, spearmint Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health 17 November 2008  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1877 15 October 2008 All trade partners Genetically engineered (GE) organisms Genetically modified 
organisms Plant health 24 November 2008 
Comments in general will be accepted at any 
time after publication 
of the notice of filing; however, if a final rule 
is promulgated, it will 
address only those 
comments that were 
received on or before the final date for 
comments. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1690/Add.1 16 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Triallate in wheat Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
17 November 2008. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1770/Add.1 
16 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Phorate in beans, sugar beets,  coffee, corn, cotton, hops, 
peanuts, potatoes, sorghum, sugarcane and wheat Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be 
received on or before 17 November 2008.  
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affected 
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Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1804/Add.1 16 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Metolachlor in dill, grass, okra, spinach and tomatoes Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1841/Add.1 16 October 2008 Mexico Guavas - Irradiation Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Pests 
Irradiation 
Plant health Risk assessment Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1878 - EMRG 
16 October 2008 Any US trading 
partners Linuron in lentils Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1879 
16 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Chlorpyrifos in various commodities Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health 17 November 2008  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/324/Add.1 21 October 2008 EC member 
States and countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities. Isoprene in food products Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food additives 
Food safety 
Human health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/217 
21 October 2008 Fiji HS Code:  0601.10.00 – Kava-kava ( Piper methysticum ) 
rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/218 21 October 2008 United States HS Code:  0601.10.00 - A
maryllis ( Hippeastrum spp.) 
bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/219 
21 October 2008 The Netherlands HS Code:  0601.10.00 - A maryllis ( Hippeastrum spp.) 
bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/220 
21 October 2008 Germany HS Code:  0601.10.00 - Gladiolus ( Gladiolus sp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/221 21 October 2008 The Netherlands HS Code:  0601.10.00 - 
Gladiolus ( Gladiolus sp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/222 
21 October 2008 Canada HS Code:  0601.10.00 - L iatris ( Liatris calilepsis ) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/223 
21 October 2008 Israel HS Code:  0601.10.00 - L iatris ( Liatris calilepsis ) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/224 
21 October 2008 Chile HS Code:  0601.10.00 - L ily (Lilium  spp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/225 21 October 2008 United States HS Code:  0601.10.00 - L
ily (Lilium  spp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable  
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Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/226 21 October 2008 The Netherlands HS Code:  0601.10.00 - L
ily (Lilium  spp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/227 
21 October 2008 United States HS Code:  0601.10.00 - T ulip ( Tulipa  spp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/228 
21 October 2008 The Netherlands HS Code:  0601.10.00 - T ulip ( Tulipa  spp.) bulbs  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/229 
21 October 2008 United Arab 
Emirates HS Code:  0601.10.00 - S affron crocuses ( Crocus 
sativus ) Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/230 21 October 2008 Spain HS Code:  0601.10.00 - S
affron crocuses ( Crocus 
sativus ) Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/231 
21 October 2008 New Zealand HS Code:  0601.10.00 - T urmeric ( Curcuma longa , C. 
domestica  and Amomum curcuma ) rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/232 
21 October 2008 United States HS Code:  0601.10.00 - C alla lily ( Zantedeschia sp.) 
rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/233 21 October 2008 The Netherlands HS Code:  0601.10.00 - C
alla lily ( Zantedeschia sp.) 
rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/234 
21 October 2008 New Zealand HS Code:  0601.10.00 - C alla lily ( Zantedeschia sp.) 
rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/235 
21 October 2008 Ecuador HS Code:  0601.10.00 - heliconia ( Heliconia sp.) 
rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/236 
21 October 2008 Brazil HS Code:  0601.10.00 - G inger ( Zingiber officinale = 
Amomum zingiber ) rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
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(as identified)  
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Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Peru 
G/SPS/N/PER/237 21 October 2008 Australia HS Code:  0601.10.00 - K
ava-kava ( Piper methysticum ) 
rhizomes  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Plant health Not applicable 
El Salvador 
G/SPS/N/SLV/82/Add.1 
22 October 2008 Trading partners Fish and fishery products Extension of final date 
for comments 
Food safety Heavy metals 
Human health 13 November 2008  
El Salvador 
G/SPS/N/SLV/83/Add.1 
22 October 2008 Trading partners Fish and fishery products Extension of final date 
for comments 
Food additives 
Food safety Human health 13 November 2008  
El Salvador 
G/SPS/N/SLV/84/Add.1 
22 October 2008 Trading partners Fish and fishery products Extension of final date 
for comments 
Food additives Food safety 
Human health 13 November 2008  
Philippines 
G/SPS/N/PHL/139/Add.1 - EMRG 
22 October 2008 Arkansas (United 
States) Live poultry (HS Code 0105), poultry meat (HS Code 0207), 
day-old chicks (HS Code 0105.11), eggs (HS Code 0407) and semen (HS Code 0511.99) Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Regionalization 
Withdrawal of the measure 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Brazil 
G/SPS/N/BRA/494 23 October 2008 All countries Cotton (HS Code 5201) Animal health 
Food safety Genetically modified 
organisms 
Human health 
Plant health Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/61 24 October 2008 Ghana Green coffee bean s Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/62 
24 October 2008 China Pepper powder Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/63 24 October 2008 Guatemala Green coffee b eans Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/64 
24 October 2008 Germany Wheat grain Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/65 
24 October 2008 Mexico Green coffee bean s Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/66 24 October 2008 The Netherlands Biological control agents Biological control agents 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable  
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(as identified)  
Product covered  
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submission of 
comments 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/67 24 October 2008 The Netherlands Biological control agents Biological control agents 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/68 
24 October 2008 All countries Products of plant origin Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/69 24 October 2008 Not specified Agricultural products Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/70 
24 October 2008 Chile Alfalfa Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/71 
24 October 2008 France Rose seeds Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/72 24 October 2008 France and 
Germany Poultry and products and by-products of avian origin Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Zoonoses Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/73 24 October 2008 Arkansas (United 
States) Poultry and products and by-products of avian origin Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/74 24 October 2008 Peru Poultry and products and by-products of avian origin - 
Avian infectious laryngotracheitis  Animal diseases 
Animal health Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety Human health 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/75 24 October 2008 Israel Biological control agents Biological control agents 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/76 
24 October 2008 Bolivia Chia seeds and grains Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/77 
24 October 2008 Peru Raisins Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health 
Plant health Territory protection Not applicable  
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affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Ecuador 
G/SPS/N/ECU/78 24 October 2008 Guatemala In vitro  melina plants  Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Human health 
Plant health 
Territory protection Not applicable 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/297 
24 October 2008 All countries Food products – Ocratoxin A Food safety 
Human health 
Mycotoxins 
Pharmaceutical products 23 December 2008  
60 days from the date 
of notification 
Thailand G/SPS/N/THA/172 - EMRG 
24 October 2008 All trading 
partners 
(including domestically 
produced foods) Melamine in milk, milk products food contained milk and 
milk-derived ingredients (ICS Code: 67.100) Contaminants 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1807/ Add.1/Corr.1 
24 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Carbaryl in various commodities Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
10 November 2008 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/89 - EMRG 
27 October 2008 Ch'ungch'ong-
Namdo region 
(Rep. of Korea) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledglings (24 hour-old 
birds), decorative fowls (regardless of origin until a second 
order is issued), hatching eggs and eggs for human 
consumption, fowl semen, fowl meat, products originating from fowls destined for fowl and animal feed;  for industrial 
and agricultural uses, and pathological material and 
biological products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 
Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/90 - EMRG 27 October 2008 Andalusia region 
(Spain) Live animals, herbivores, ruminants, embryos, biological 
products, pathological material Animal diseases 
Animal health Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Human health Regionalization 
Bluetongue Not applicable 
Albania 
G/SPS/N/ALB/91 - EMRG 
27 October 2008 Sachsen region 
(Germany) Live fowls (domestic and wild), fledglings (24 hour-old 
birds), decorative fowls (regardless of origin until a second 
order is issued), hatching eggs and eggs for human 
consumption, fowl semen, fowl meat, products originating from fowls destined for fowl and animal feed;  for industrial 
and agricultural uses, and pathological material and 
biological products Animal diseases 
Animal health 
Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Regionalization 
Zoonoses Not applicable 
Republic of Korea 
G/SPS/N/KOR/298 27 October 2008 Any trading 
partners Food, food additives, apparatus, packaging and containers 
for food Food additives 
Food safety Human health 
Packaging 26 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification 
Philippines G/SPS/N/PHL/147 – EMRG 27 October 2008 Germany Live poultry (HS Code 0105), poultry meat (HS Code 0207), 
day-old chicks (HS Code 0105.11), eggs (HS Code 0407) and semen (HS Code 0511.99) Animal diseases 
Animal health Avian Influenza 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Zoonoses Not applicable 
Thailand 
G/SPS/N/THA/173 - ERMG 
27 October 2008 All trading 
partners 
(including 
domestically 
produced foods) All foods (ICS Code: 67.040) Contaminants 
Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Not applicable  
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/335 28 October 2008 EC member 
States and third countries 
exporting these 
products to the European 
Communities HS Code 1602.90.31:  Meat of wild leporidae not containing 
offal, except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae;  meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates 
and leporidae, not containing offal;  meat of farmed rabbits  Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health 27 December 2008 
60 days from the date of notification 
Hong Kong, China G/SPS/N/HKG/29 
28 October 2008 Countries/places 
exporting food to 
Hong Kong, 
China Food Food safety 
Human health 27 December 2008 
60 days from date of 
issue 
Colombia 
G/SPS/N/COL/98/Add.5 
29 October 2008 Trading partners Various commodities Human health 
Labelling 
Packaging 
Pharmaceutical products Not available 
European Communities 
G/SPS/N/EEC/290/Add.2 
29 October 2008 EC member 
States and third 
countries 
exporting these products to the 
European 
Communities. Food preparations for infant use Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Not applicable 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1870/Corr.1 
29 October 2008 Trading partners Food that has been refused admission into the United States Food safety 
Human health 
Labelling Not applicable 
Armenia 
G/SPS/N/ARM/20 31 October 2008 
 All trading 
partners All products Food safety 
Human health Territory protection 31 December 2008   
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Date of Circulation Region/Country 
affected 
(as identified)  
Product covered  
Keywords Deadline for 
submission of 
comments 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1811/Add.1 31 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Diuron in alfalfa, cotton, sorghum, peas, wheat, barley, 
grains, clovers, oat, vetch, berries, currant, citrus, pineapple, sugar and nuts Animal health 
Adoption/Entry into force of regulation 
Food safety 
Human health Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
14 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1822/Add.1 31 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Ziram in onions and melons Adoption/Entry into 
force of regulation Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) 
Pesticides 
Plant health Objections and requests 
for hearings must be received on or before 
24 November 2008. 
United States 
G/SPS/N/USA/1868/Add.1 - 
EMRG 
31 October 2008 All regions where 
viral hemorrhagic 
septicemia occurs Live fish susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) 
(chiefly HS Codes 0301 91 and 0301 99) Animal diseases 
Animal health 9 January 2009 
This delay will provide 
APHIS with time to 
consider all comments. 
United States G/SPS/N/USA/1880 
31 October 2008 Any US trade 
partners Chlorantraniliprole in various commodities Food safety 
Human health 
Maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) Pesticides 
Plant health 1 December 2008 
 
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