WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/W/115/Add.1
18 October 2000
(00-4302)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
GENETICALLY MODIFIED AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS
Submission from the United States
Addendum
The United States has transmitted the following communication dated 6 October 2000, to the
Secretariat, with the request that it be circulated to Members of the Committee.
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Table 1
(Summary Data of Notifications by Year and Type)
Year SPS TBT Totals
1995 3 2 5
1996 7 0 7
1997 1  5 6
1998 5 1 6
1999 6 12 18
2000
(Sept. 30)12 8 20
Totals 34 28 62
Table 2
(Notifications Sorted by Type and Date)
Type WTO# Country Date Product Covered
SPS N/USA/15 United States of
America09/05/1995 Genetically engineered plants
SPS N/USA/15/Rev.1 United States of
America09/12/1995 Genetically engineered plants
SPS N/JPN/7 Japan 11/06/1995 Food and food additives
produced by recombinant DNA
techniques
SPS N/MEX/97 Mexico 01/23/1996 Organisms manipulated by
genetic engineering
SPS N/JPN/10 Japan 02/08/1996 Feed produced by recombinant
DNA techniquesG/TBT/W/115/Add.1
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Type WTO# Country Date Product Covered
SPS N/JPN/11 Japan 02/08/1996 Feed additives produced by
recombinant DNA techniques
SPS N/CZE/2 Czech Republic 03/27/1996 Seed and seedlings of crops
SPS N/USA/64 United States of
America09/02/1996 Veterinary Biological Products
SPS N/CAN/14 Canada 09/ 26/1996 Biotechnology
SPS N/CHE/2 Switzerland 10/25/ 1996 Foodstuffs which contain
genetically modified organismsor which are produced from these
SPS N/JPN/27 Japan 06/19/1997 Feed Additives produced by the
recombinant DNA techniques
SPS N/USA/126 United States of
America06/24/1998 Export of animal drugs,
biologics, food additives as well
as the importation of componentsfor incorporation or further
processing into articles intended
for export
SPS N/NZL/19 New Zealan d 08/28/1998 Novel Foods
SPS N/AUS/73 Australia 09/08/1998 Novel Foods
SPS N/CAN/41 Canada 10/ 02/1998 Novel Foods
SPS N/CHE/17 Switzerland 10/21/1998 Foodstuffs
SPS N/COL/25 Colomb ia 01/12/1999 Rice
SPS N/USA/152 United States of
America03/31/1999 Veterinary Biological Products
SPS N/KOR/55 Korea,
Republic of04/16/1999 Foods and Food Additives
SPS N/USA/157 United States of
America05/21/1999 Animal/Human Drugs,Bio.
Products&..
SPS N/CAN/56 Canada 07/16/1999 Biotechnology Substances
SPS N/NZL/52 New Zeal and 11/26/1999 Food Produced using Gene
Technology
SPS N/JPN/51 Japan 02/08/2000 Foods and food additives
produced by recombinant DNA
techniques
SPS N/JPN/52 Japan 02/08/2000 Foods and food additives
produced by recombinant DNA
techniques
SPS N/USA/228 United States of
America02/22/2000 Biotechnological/Biological
Veterinary Medicinal Products
SPS N/USA/237 United States of
America03/14/2000 Pesticide: Cry1F Plant Pesticide
SPS N/KOR/66 Korea,
Republic of05/01/2000 Foods
SPS N/IDN/9 Indonesia 07/26 /2000 Food in General
SPS N/USA/315 United States of
America08/15/2000 Pesticides
SPS N/IDN/9/Add.01 I ndonesia 09/11/2000 Food in General
SPS N/NZL/66 New Zealan d 09/14/2000 Food derived from insect and
virus Y-protected potato linesG/TBT/W/115/Add.1
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Type WTO# Country Date Product Covered
SPS N/NZL/67 New Zealan d 09/14/2000 Food derived from insect and
potato leaf roll virus-protected
potato lines
SPS N/NZL/68 New Zealand 09/ 14/2000 Food derived from
insect-protected potato lines
SPS N/AUS/120 Australia 09/25/2000 Processed food derived from
potatoes
TBT 95.0266 Canada 09/12/1995 Novel foods
TBT 95.0330 Korea,
Republic of11/17/1995 Alcoholic beverages
TBT 97.0094 Netherlands 03/19/1997 An imals or Animal Products
TBT 97.0151 European
Union04/21/1997 Foods and food ingredients made
from genetically modified soya
and maize
TBT 97.0382 European
Union08/06/1997 Products Containing GMOs
TBT 97.0383 Norway 08/06/1997 Prepacked Foodstuffs &
ingredients except food additives,flavourings & extraction
solvents.
TBT 97.0766 European
Union12/12/1997 Labeling foods/food ingredients
produced from geneticallymodified soya and maize
TBT 98.0442 Germany 08/28/1998 Foodstuffs
TBT 99.0095 Switzerland 03/23/1999 Products containing living
genetically modified organisms(LGMO) or pathogenic
organisms, such as seeds,
pesticides, fertilizers, food,
animal feedingstuffs, live
vaccines
TBT 99.0244 New Zealand  05/19/ 1999 Foods derived from Gene
Technology
TBT 99.0250 Switzerland 05/21/1999 Medicines that contain/consist of
genetically modified organisms
or medicines manufactured by
recombinant DNA technology
TBT 99.0330 Canada 07/14/1999 Bi otechnology Substances
TBT  99.0343 Norway 07/22/1999 Foodstuffs and Food Ingredients
TBT 99.0502 European
Union10/07/1999 Additives and flavourings that
have been genetically modified
or have been produced from
genetically modified organisms
used as food ingredients
TBT 99.0521 European
Union10/13/1999 Foods and food ingredients
produced from certain genetically
modified soja and maize (various
tariff headings)G/TBT/W/115/Add.1
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Type WTO# Country Date Product Covered
TBT 99.0536 Netherlands 10/20/1999 Foods and drinks prepared
without gene technology, in other
words foods and drinks not beinga foodstuff or food ingredient as
referred to in article 1, para. 2 (a
to c) of (EC) Regulation 258/97
TBT 99.0552 Switzerland 11/05/1999 Seeds
TBT 99.0580 Australia 11/25/1999 Food Produced using Gene
Technology
TBT 99.0582 New Zealand 11/26/1999 Food Produced using Gene
Technology
TBT 99.0669 Japan 12/23/1999 All foods and beverages on sale
for consumers
TBT 00.0001 Korea,
Republic of 01/10/2000 Genetically modified agricultural
products (not processed)
TBT 00.0049 Switzerland 02/01/2000 Products containing living
genetically modified organisms
(LGMO), such as seeds,
pesticides, fertilizers, animalfeedstuffs, foodstuffs and live
vaccines
TBT 00.0067 European
Union02/22/2000 Seed of agricultural plant species
and seed potatoes
TBT 00.0170 Malaysia 04/10/2000 Food Regulation on Infant
Formula
TBT 00.0207 Korea,
Republic of05/03/2000 Foods
TBT 00.0231 Korea,
Republic of05/03/2000 Foods
TBT 00.0408 New Zealand 09/ 13/2000 Processed Foods
TBT 00.0432 Australia 09/18/2000 Processed Foods
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