WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SGP/17
27 March 2001
(01-1501)
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:  Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore, Ministry 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).  Pork and pork products  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  France
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension on import of pork and
pork products from France.
5. Description of content:  The import of pork and pork products from France has been
temporarily suspended to prevent the introduction of the foot-and-mouth disease virus into
Singapore.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] 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):  Due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
in France, Singapore has temporarily suspended the import of pork and pork products fromFrance to safeguard animal health and the FMD-free status of Singapore.
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:  International Animal Health Code
Chapter 2.1.1
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  14 March 2001
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:           