World Trade
Organization
G/SPS/N/USA/1106/Add.1

21 December 2005
(05-6218) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English


notification

Addendum


The following communication, received on 19 December 2005, has been received from the United States.
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Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef From Japan: Final Rule

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
amending the regulations governing the importation of meat and other edible animal products by allowing under certain conditions, the importation of whole cuts of boneless beef from Japan. APHIS is taking this action in response to a request from the Government of Japan and after conducting a risk analysis and considering public comments. This action will allow the importation of beef from Japan while continuing to protect against the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States.


This final rule is effectiv

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/CAN/242/Add.1
21 December 2005 (05-6220) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English/ French


notification

Addendum


The following communication, received on 19 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1436 – 1-Methylcyclopropene)


Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health Canada, has approved an application for the registration of the pesticide 1-methylcyclopropene as a plant growth regulator in apples in post-harvest treatment. This regulatory amendment will establish a Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) under the Food and Drugs Act for residues of 1-methylcyclopropene resulting from this use in apples, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.

After the review of all available data, the PMRA has deter

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/CAN/235/Add.1
21 December 2005 (05-6214) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English/ French


notification

Addendum


The following communication, received on 19 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1419 - Glufosinate-ammonium)


This regulatory amendment will establish (
Maximum Residue Limits)
MRLs for residues of glufosinate-ammonium and its metabolite in imported cottonseed oil and rice, and amend the MRL for soybeans, in order to permit the import and sale of food containing these residues. The amendment will also establish MRLs in eggs; fat, meat and meat by-products of cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep; and milk to cover residues in food derived from animals fed with crops treated with glufosinate-ammonium.

After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determi

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/CAN/206/Add.1
21 December 2005 (05-6219) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English/ French


notification

Addendum


The following communication, received on 19 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1225 - Food Additives)


Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of the enzymes alpha-amylase, glucoamylase, glucose isomerase, maltogenic amylase, pectinase and pullulanase in a wide variety of foods. The micro-organisms used to produce these enzymes are also regulated under Division 16 of Part B of these Regulations.

Health Canada has received submissions to permit the use of these enzymes produced from new genetically modified source micro-organisms, as indicated in the Regulations.

Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiven

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/CAN/204/Add.1
21 December 2005 (05-6216) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English/ French


notification

Addendum


The following communication, received on 19 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1063 - Carrageenan in Infant Formula)


Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of carrageenan in different infant formula products. This amendment to the Regulations permits the use of carrageenan in lactose-free infant formula based on milk protein at a maximum level of 0.05 per cent.

Provision also exists in the Regulations for the use of algin and guar gum in infant formula at a maximum level of 0.03 per cent whether used singly or in combination. In order to clarify the use of algin, carrageenan and guar gum used singly or in combination, additio

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/CAN/203/Add.1
21 December 2005
(05-6215) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English/ French


notification

Addendum


The following communication, received on 19 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1346 — Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs)


These amendments to the Regulations establish safe limits for residues of the veterinary drugs ceftiofur, monensin, pirlimycin and teflubenzuron in foods originating from animals treated with these particular drugs.
These veterinary drugs are an important tool in the production of healthy animals which are destined for use as food.


Extensive studies have determined that the food commodities containing residues of ceftiofur, monensin, pirlimycin and teflubenzuron at levels up to the
maximum residue limits (
MRLs) listed in the a

World Trade
Organization
G/SPS/N/ECU/2/Corr.1

20 December 2005
(05-6206) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish


notification

Corrigendum


The following communication, received on 12 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ecuador.

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Sanitary and phytosanitary measures to ensure the phytosanitary quality of wood packaging


Texts available from:

Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria, SESA
Av. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Ed. MAG, piso 9
Quito, Ecuador
Enquiry Point:
Contact person: Edwin Cáceres Acosta
E-mail:

ecaceres@mag.gov.ec

and

lherrera@mag.gov.ec



Tel.: (593) 2 2567-232 ext. 116 and 105
Fax: (593) 2 2567-232 ext. 201
Web site: http://www.sesa.mag.gov.ec

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World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/USA/1186
20 December 2005 (05-6208) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English


NOTIFICATION

1. Member to Agreement notifying: UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved: 2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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): Cotton, undelinted seed and cotton, gin by-products 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: Any US trade partners 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: NOTICE: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Establishment of Regulations for Residues of the Insecticide Clothianidin in or on Food Commodities (Available in English, 3 pages). 6. Description of content: This notice announces the initial fil

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/USA/1185
20 December 2005 (05-6210) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English


NOTIFICATION

1. Member to Agreement notifying: UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved: 2. Agency responsible: US Food and Drug Administration 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): All foods 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: Trading partners 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Synthetic Fatty Alcohols (Available in English, 3 pages) 6. Description of content: US Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule amending the food additive regulations under Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations part 172 fo

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/EEC/279
20 December 2005 (05-6200) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English


NOTIFICATION

1. Member to Agreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved: 2. Agency responsible: Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumer Protection Directorate-General Directorate E – Food Safety: Plant Health, Animal Health and Welfare, International questions 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): Ornamental fish (HS 0301.10) or any other live fish traded for ornamental purposes included those circulation under HS headings 0301 (Live fish) or 0106 (Other live animals) ICS: 65.150 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: Albania, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, People

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/AUS/193
20 December 2005 (05-6207) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English


NOTIFICATION

1. Member to Agreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved: 2. Agency responsible: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) 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): Foods in general 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: All Countries. Imported (as well as domestically produced) foods sold in Australia. 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Assessment Report for Application
A568 – Maximum Residue Limits (43 pages in English) for comment.
6. Description of content: This Application seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align maximum r

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/ECU/8
16 December 2005 (05-6057) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish


NOTIFICATION of emergency measures

1. Member to Agreement notifying: ECUADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved: 2.
Agency responsible: Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria, SESA (Ecuadorian Agricultural Health Service)
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): Breeding poultry, fertile eggs and products and by-products of the species Gallus gallus domesticus and Meleagris gallopavo and other avian species from the Republics of Turkey, Romania and Greece 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Turkey, Romania and Greece 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Resolution No. 030 (1 page) 6. De

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/GEN/612
12 December 2005 (05-5873) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish


experiences in regionalization:foot and mouth disease

Communication from Colombia


The following communication, received on 5 December 2005, is being distributed at the request of the delegation of Colombia.

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Colombia's current status regarding foot and mouth disease
Colombia wishes to report to the international community through the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures its experiences in regionalization, particularly regarding foot and mouth disease (FMD), and the difficulties encountered:
Free zone without vaccination: In 1997, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recognized the northern part of the Department of Chocó to be an FMDfree zone, a status that has been renewed annually by the OIE at its General Session.
Free zone with vaccination: In May 2001, the OIE recogni

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/GEN/607
6 December 2005 (05-5789) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish



regionalization

Communication from Peru


The following communication, received on 1 December 2005, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Peru.
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Peru would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee for his willingness to continue discussions on matters relating to Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.
Peru has prepared the following information on the basis of its own experience with a view to helping to clarify the difficulties on the application of Article 6 and identify the elements required to formulate a draft decision on the effective application of that article.
general experience
Peru participates in the work of the international reference organizations such as the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Secretaria

World Trade
Organization G/SPS/N/JAM/8
5 September 2005 (05-3847) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English


NOTIFICATION

1. Member to Agreement notifying: JAMAICA
If applicable, name of local government involved: 2. Agency responsible: Plant Quarantine Unit 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): Imported fruits and Vegetables, Plants, Plants for planting, and Plant parts, including genetically modified plants. 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: All trading partners, and Jamaican Nationals. 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Draft document entitled "The Plants (Importation) Control (Amendment) Regulations, 2005" (13 pages). 6. Description of content: These regulations establish the conditions under which fruits