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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SGP/37/Add.1 
4 February 2010  
 (10-0615) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 1 February 2010, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Singapore
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Revision of Singapore's Import Requirements for Dogs and Cats – Updated Document
 
 The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of  Singapore (AVA) had previously notified a 
document entitled "Revision of Singapore's Impor t Requirements for Dogs and Cats" through 
notification G/SPS/N/SGP/37.  The document explaine d revisions that had been made to Singapore's 
quarantine requirements for imported dogs and cats.  Since then, AVA has rece ived feedback from the 
public on these revised requirements, and as a resu lt, has made further changes to the document 
"Revision of Singapore's Import Requirements for Dogs and Cats", to incorporate the feedback and to 
provide clarifications on the requirements.  The most updated version of the document "Revision of 
Singapore's Import Requirements for Dogs a nd Cats" is available in English at 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/SGP/10_0490_00_e.pdf . 
 For ease of reference, the Veterinary Conditi ons for the Importation of Dogs/Cats have been 
made available on AVA's website from 1 Decembe r 2009.  The website address is as follows:  
http://www.ava.gov.sg/AnimalsPetSector/ImportExportTransOfAnimalRelatedPrd/PetsPersonal/  
This addendum concerns a: 
[   ] Modification of final date for comments 
[   ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ X ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation1 
[   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation [   ] Change in proposed date of adoption,  publication or date of entry into force 
[   ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
[   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
                                                     
 
1 Modifications were made to the content of the document "Revision of Singapore's Import 
Requirements for Dogs and Cats" that was previously enclosed in notification G/SPS/N/SGP/37. G/SPS/N/SGP/37/Add.1 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms Low Xin Yi 
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore 5 Maxwell Road, #18-00 
Tower Block, MND Complex 
Singapore 069110 Republic of Singapore E-mail:  low_xin_yi@ava.gov.sg Tel:  +(65) 6325 7675 
Fax:  +(65) 6220 6068  
Text available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms Low Xin Yi 
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore 
5 Maxwell Road, #18-00 
Tower Block, MND Complex Singapore 069110 Republic of Singapore E-mail:  low_xin_yi@ava.gov.sg Tel:  +(65) 6325 7675 
Fax:  +(65) 6220 6068  
   
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