WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SGP/6
8 June 1999
(99-2307)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SINGAPORE
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Primary Production Department, Mini stry of National Development
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Meat and egg products.  Meat incl uding beef, pork, mutton and poultry
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of Import of Meat and
Egg Products from Belgium
5. Description of content:  Singapore has with immediate effect suspended the import of meat
and egg products from Belgium in view of reports of contamination of livestock with
dioxin.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  To safeguard public health
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Dioxin is a class one carcinogen.  In 1998,
WHO set a safe level of exposure of only 1-4 picograms per day.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  3 June 1999
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Primary Production Department
5 Maxwell Road
MND Complex #02/03-00
Singapore 069110Attn:  Ms Jannie Wan
Republic of Singapore
Tel:  +(65) 325 7100
Fax:  +(65) 220 6068
E-mail:  Jannie_WAN@PPD.GOV.SG