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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/11
1 July 2002
(02-3671)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Cloven hoofed animals and their products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
The Republic of Korea
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Ministry of
Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China (MOA) and General Administration Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ)
No 197.  (Available in Chinese, 2 pages).
6. Description of content:   Because of the recent outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
(FMD) in the Republic of Korea, in order to prevent FMD from being introduced into
China, emergency interim sanitary measures shall be taken against cloven hoofed animals
and their products originating from the Republic of Korea.  The importation of cloven
hoofed animals and their products originating from the Republic of Korea into China shall
be suspended.  Those cloven hoofed animals and their products from the Republic of Koreahaving arrived at the Chinese ports of entry shall be returned or destroyed.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   To prevent FMD
introduction.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/CHN/11
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10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Gazettes of  General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic
of China (AQSIQ) and/or Gazettes Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of
China (MOA).
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   5 May 2002
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: