WORLD TRADE G/SPS/GEN/811 21 November 2007 ORGANIZATION (07-5105) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2007 Note by the Secretariat1 1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. Page 2 G/SPS/GEN/811 Region/Country Notification/ Deadline for submission affected "Product" or issue Objective Date of Circulation of comments (as identified) Albania Shturm, All live domestic and wild pigs – Classical swine Food safety Not applicable G/SPS/N/ALB/24 – EMRG Krasnogvardeisk, fever Animal health 1 October 2007 Stavropol'skiy Protect humans from Kray regions animal/plant pest or (Russia) disease Colombia Trading partners Pesticides – MRLs in food for human consumption, Food safety Not applicable G/SPS/N/COL/148 animal feed or forage – Entry into force of a new 1 October 2007 regulation Mexico Trading partners Animal diseases and pests – Entry into force of a Animal health Not applicable G/SPS/N/MEX/214 new regulation Protect humans from 1 October 2007 animal/plant pest or disease India All trading Bovine semen – Sanitary conditions – Entry into Animal health Not applicable G/SPS/N/IND/50/Add.1 partners force of a new regulation 1 October 2007 European Communities EC member States Azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, deltamethrinm Food safety Not applicable G/SPS/N/EEC/305/Add.1 and countries hexachlorobenzene, ioxynil and quinoxyfen – MRLs 1 October 2007 exporting these in fruits and vegetables – Trade facilitation – Entry products to the into force of a new regulation European Communities European Communities EC member States Azinphos-methyl – MRLs in cereals, foodstuffs of Food safety Not applicable G/SPS/N/EEC/303/Add.1 and countries animal origin and certain products of plant origin, Plant protection 1 October 2007 exporting these including fruits, nuts and vegetables – Entry into products to the force of a new regulation European Communities European Communities EC member States Dithiocarbamates – MRLs in cereals and certain Food safety Not applicable G/SPS/N/EEC/304/Add.1 and countries products of animal and plant origin – Entry into Plant protection 1 October 2007 exporting these force of a new regulation products to the European Communities Region/Country Notification/ Deadline for submission affected "Product" or issue Objective Date of Circulation of comments (as identified) Chile EC member States Propagation material – Phytosanitary requirements Plant protection 17 October 2007 G/SPS/N/CHL/264 1 October 2007 Jamaica India Untreated wooden pallets – Sinoxylyon Spp. – Plant protection Not applicable G/SPS/N/JAM/9 – EMRG ISPM 15 Protect territory from 12 October 2007 other damage from pests Jamaica Thailand Untreated wooden pallets – Bostrychus Spp. – Plant protection Not applicable G/SPS/N/JAM/10 – EMRG ISMP 15 Protect territory from 12 October 2007 other damage from pests Jamaica Indonesia Untreated wooden pallets – Sinoxylyon Spp. - ISPM Plant protection Not applicable G/SPS/N/JAM/11 – EMRG 15 Protect territory from 12 October 2007 other damage from pests European Communities n.a. Various products of animal origin – TSEs – Entry Animal health Trade facilitation G/SPS/N/EEC/72/Add.4 into force of a new regulation Protect humans from 2 October 2007 animal/plant pest or disease Colombia Trading partners Whey powder – Sanitary requirements – Entry into Food safety Not applicable G/SPS/N/COL/126/Add.1 force of a new regulation Protect humans from 2 October 2007 animal/plant pest or disease New Zealand United Kingdom Miscanthus spp. (Poaceae) plants in vitro – Plant protection 2 November 2007 G/SPS/N/NZL/384 and the United Phytosanitary requirements Protect humans from 2 October 2007 States animal/plant pest or disease Protect territory from other damage from pests G/SPS/GEN/811 United States Any US trading Allethrins in various commodities – Pesticides Food safety 26 November 2007 G/SPS/N/USA/1714 partners Plant protection 2 October 2007 Protect humans from animal/plant pest or Page 3 disease Page 4 G/SPS/GEN/811 Region/Country Notification/ Deadline for submission affected "Product" or issue Objective Date of Circulation of comments (as identified) United States Any US trading Dichlorvos (DDVP) to control insect pests and used Food safety 26 October 2007 G/SPS/N/USA/1715 partners for dermal treatment of cattle and poultry, swine, Animal health 2 October 2007 sheep and goats – Pesticides Plant protection Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading N-methyl carbamate in various commodities – Food safety 26 November 2007 G/SPS/N/USA/1716 partners Pesticides Plant protection 2 October 2007 Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading Pyraclostrobin – MRLs in cotton and berry – Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1717 partners Pesticides - Entry into force of a new regulation Plant protection hearings must be received 2 October 2007 Protect humans from by 26 November 2007. animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading Sulfosulfuron – MRLs in cattle, goat, hog, horse, Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1718 partners sheep, grass and wheat – Pesticides - Entry into Plant protection hearings must be received 2 October 2007 force of a new regulation Protect humans from by 26 November 2007. animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading Alachlor – MRLs in sunflower, cotton, soybean, Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1585/Add.1 partners corn, sorghum, beans and cowpeas – Pesticides – Animal health hearings must be received 2 October 2007 Entry into force of a new regulation Plant protection by 26 November 2007. Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading Tepraloxydim – MRLs in dry pea, flax and lentils – Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1586/Add.1 partners Pesticides – Entry into force of a new regulation Plant protection hearings must be received 2 October 2007 Protect humans from by 26 November 2007. animal/plant pest or disease Region/Country Notification/ Deadline for submission affected "Product" or issue Objective Date of Circulation of comments (as identified) United States Any US trading Trichlorfon – MRLs in cattle – Pesticides – Entry Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1598/Add.1 partners into force of a new regulation Animal health hearings must be received 2 October 2007 Protect humans from by 26 November 2007. animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading Profenofos – MRLs in cattle, goat, horse, sheep, Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1604/Add.1 partners milk, their products and by-products and cotton – Plant protection hearings must be received 3 October 2007 Pesticides – Entry into force of a new regulation Protect humans from by 26 November 2007. animal/plant pest or disease United States Any US trading Oxydemethon-methyl – MRLs in various Food safety Objections and requests for G/SPS/N/USA/1605/Add.1 partners commodities – Pesticides – Entry into force of a new Plant protection hearings must be received 3 October 2007 regulation Protect humans from by 26 November 2007. animal/plant pest or disease Korea, Republic of All regions or Wood packaging material Plant protection Not applicable G/SPS/N/KOR/259/Corr.1 countries 8 October 2007 Philippines Canada and the Live cattle, meat of bovine animals – BSE Food safety 90 days from the date of G/SPS/N/PHL/129 United States Animal health entry into force 4 October 2007 Philippines Japan Live horses – Equine influenza Animal health Not applicable G/SPS/N/PHL/130 – EMRG 4 October 2007 Switzerland All trading Food and basic commodities – Fungi Food safety 10 December 2007 G/SPS/N/CHE/65 partners 4 October 2007 Switzerland All trading Food and basic commodities – Colostrum Food safety 10 December 2007 G/SPS/N/CHE/66 partners 4 October 2007 G/SPS/GEN/811 Switzerland All trading Food and basic commodities – Dried aromatic herbs Food safety 10 December 2007 G/SPS/N/CHE/67 partners Protect humans from 4 October 2007 animal/plant pest or disease Page 5 Page 6 G/SPS/GEN/811 Region/Country Notification/ Deadline for submission affected "Product" or issue Objective Date of Circulation of comments (as identified) Switzerland All trading Comestible oil and fat and products thereof – Trans Food safety 10 December 2007 G/SPS/N/CHE/68 partners fatty acids 4 October 2007 Oman All countries Imported foods – Standards Food safety 60 days after circulation of G/SPS/N/OMN/22 the notification 4 October 2007 Korea, Republic of Any trading Livestock products – Chemical residues – Entry into Food safety 60 days after circulation of G/SPS/N/KOR/261 partners force of a new regulation the notification 8 October 2007 Korea, Republic of See previous Propagative and non-propagative materials – Sudden Plant protection n.a. G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.16 notifications Oak Death disease – Phytosanitary measures 8 October 2007 United States Canada Live ruminants and ruminant products – BSE – Animal health Not applicable G/SPS/N/USA/828/Add.5 Entry into force of a new regulation 8 October 2007 United States South Africa, Blueberries – Cold treatment – Entry into force of a Plant protection Not applicable G/SPS/N/USA/1624/Add.2 Uruguay and new regulation 8 October 2007 Argentina Switzerland All trading Food of animal origin – Adaptation to EC hygiene Food safety 10 December 2007 G/SPS/N/CHE/69 partners