WORLD TRADE G/SPS/GN/11
11February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0517)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
Documents andNotifications Submitted byMembers
andObservers during 1996
Note bytheSecretariat
Fortheinformation oftheCommittee, theSecretariat hascompiled thefollowing summary
identifying alldocuments (including notifications) which havebeensubmitted byMembers andobserver
international intergovernmental organizations withrelation totheAgreement ontheApplication of
Sanitary andPhytosanitary Measures during calendar year1996.G/SPS/GN/11
Page2NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SPSDOCUMENTS
CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
Argentina ARG/5-7 ARG/3-4
ARG/4/Corr.1G/SPS/W/53 Guidelines toSupplement theSPSCommittee 's1996
Programme ofWork (Meeting of20-21 March 1996)4.3.96
G/SPS/W/63 FMD FreeStatus 24.5.96
G/SPS/W/75 Comments ontheDevelopment andApplication ofResidue
Limits toFoods inTrade under WTO SPSPrinciples
(reference G/SPS/W/34)15.8.96
Australia AUS/14-33 AUS/21
Botswana BWA/1-2
Brazil BRA/2-16
Canada CAN/8-21 G/SPS/W/54 Development andApplication ofResidue Limits toFoods in
Trade under WTO SPSPrinciples (reference G/SPS/W/34)
(Meeting of20-21 March 1996)2.3.96
G/SPS/W/60 Proposal fortheDerestriction ofSPSNotifications andListof
Enquiry Points9.5.96
Chile CHL/1 G/SPS/W/52 Fruit FlyFreeStatus (Meeting of20-21 March 1996) 4.3.96
G/SPS/GN/3 International Trade ofChile inPoultry Products (Sanitary
Measures relating toSalmonella) (Meeting of8-
9October 1996)25.11.96
Colombia G/SPS/W/73 Implementation Measures 13.8.96
Côte d'Ivoire G/SPS/W/74 Laws andRegulations 5.8.96G/SPS/GN/11
Page3CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
Czech
RepublicCZE/2-13
Denmark DNK/1
ElSalvador SLV/1-2
European
CommunitiesEEC/27-37 EEC/28 G/SPS/W/51 Monitoring theProcess ofInternational Harmonization 15.3.96
G/SPS/W/67 BSE-Information ontheDisease andMeasures toProtect
Human andAnimal Health (Meeting of29-30 May1996)12.6.96
G/SPS/GN/7 Development andApplication ofResidue Limits toFoods in
Trade under WTO SPSPrinciples -Paper prepared by
Australia (G/SPS/W/34) (Meeting of8-9October 1996)5.11.96
G/SPS/GN/8 BSE(Meeting of8-9October 1996) 5.11.96
Germany,
Rep. Fed.DFA/1/Add.1
DEU/2
Guatemala GTM/1
Honduras HDN/1
Hong Kong HKG/1/Add.1 HKG/2
India IND/1-6
Indonesia IDN/1-2
IDN/2/Add.1
Jamaica JAM/1
Japan JPN/10-23 5.7.95G/SPS/GN/11
Page4CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
Korea KOR/24-32 G/SPS/GN/6 Inspection andQuarantine Procedures (Meeting of8-
9October 1996)4.11.96
Malaysia MYS/2
Mexico MEX/99-116 MEX/104
MEX/107
Netherlands NLD/5
NewZealand NZL/5-7 NZL/2-4
NZL/3/Rev.1
Nicaragua G/SPS/W/72 Modification ofRegulations 6.8.96
Norway NOR/1-3
Peru PER/1
Philippines PHL/1-3
Romania G/SPS/GN/1 FMD FreeStatus 20.9.96
Senegal SEN/1
Slovak Rep. SVK/3-6 SVK/7
Slovenia SVN/3 SVN/2-
SVN/2/Add.1
South Africa ZAF/1
Switzerland CHE/1-4 G/SPS/W/68 BSESituation inSwitzerland (Meeting of29-30 May1996) 14.6.96
G/SPS/GN/5 BSESituation (Meeting of8-9October 1996) 22.10.96
Thailand THA/1-4G/SPS/GN/11
Page5CountryNotifications Other SPSDocuments
Normal Emergency Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
United
KingdomGBR/1
United States USA/19-73 USA/31 G/SPS/W/55 Preliminary Comments onDevelopment andApplication of
Residue Limits toFoods inTrade under SPSPrinciples
(G/SPS/W/34) (Meeting of20-21 March 1996)1.3.96
G/SPS/W/66 Korea 'sImport Clearance Measures andPractices (Meeting of
29-30 May1996)10.6.96
G/SPS/W/76 Monitoring theProcess ofInternational Harmonization and
UseofInternational Standards, Guidelines, and
Recommendations2.10.96
G/SPS/GN/4 Elements oftheUSFood Quality Protection Actof1996
Relating totheImplementation oftheSPSAgreement
(Meeting of8-9October 1996)18.10.96
Uruguay URY/2 URY/1 G/SPS/W/65 Control ofAgricultural Pests inInternational Trade 5.7.96
G/SPS/W/69 Revision oftheInternational Plant Protection Convention
(Meeting of29-30 May1996)26.7.96
G/SPS/W/77 Relationship between theSPSAgreement andInternational
Standardization Organizations24.10.96
Zambia ZMB/1G/SPS/GN/11
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DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BYOBSERVERS
Organization Symbol Subject Date of
Issue
IPPC G/SPS/W/70 Review oftheInternational Plant Protection
Convention (Meeting of29-30 May1996)17.6.96
OIE G/SPS/W/57 Update onActivities (Meeting of15-
16November 1996)4.3.96
G/SPS/GN/9 Activities oftheOIE(Meeting of8-
9October 1996)8.11.96
G/SPS/GN/10 Decisions Relating totheSPSAgreement taken
bytheInternational Committee oftheOIEatits
64thGeneral Session15.11.96
WHO G/SPS/W/56 Informing theHealth Sector (Meeting of20-
21March 1996)2.4.96