Distribution date: 09 August 2002

Products Covered: Hydrogen peroxide for industrial use, HS:  2847

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 August 2002

Products Covered: Poultry carcasses, poultry part (meat, wings and legs), and poultry by-products (heads, neck, viscera, claws etc.).  The above products may be fresh products not being frozen but ice chilled.   They may also be frozen products.  HS:  0207

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 August 2002

The purpose of this Mexican Official Emergency Standard is to establish the requirements and measures for the prevention and control of the spread of high-impact diseases and for the use and application of antibiotics in domestic shrimp farming. This Standard is in partial conformity with Council Directive 96/23/EC, published on 29 April 1996, on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC, and with the provisions of USC Regulation No. 21 of the Republic of Chile on measures to protect against, control and eradicate high-risk diseases of hydrobiological species.

Products Covered: Penaeid shrimps

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 31 July 2002

Import ban for commodities listed in an Annex to the Regulation, due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy detected and confirmed in countries specified under point 3.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 25 July 2002

Products Covered: Ammonium sulfate, Urea, Coated urea, Ammonium nitrate, Porous prilled ammonium nitrate, Ammonium chloride, Agricultural ammonium chloride from small integrated soda plants, Ammonium bicarbonate for agricultural use, Liquefied anhydrous ammonia, Calcium cyanamide, Single superphosphate, Calcium magnesium phosphate, Calcium magnesium potassium phosphate, Granular triple superphosphate, Fertilizer-grade dicalcium phosphate, Potassium chloride, Potassium sulfate for agricultural use, Monoammonium phosphate, Diammonium phosphate, Nitrophosphates, Potassium dihydrogen phosphate, Compound fertilizers(complex fertilizers), Zinc sulfate for agricultural use, Organic-inorganic compound fertilizers. HS:  3101,3102,3103,3104,3105

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 25 July 2002

Products Covered: Organic-inorganic compound fertilizers.  HS:  3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 03 July 2002

On 2 May 2001, New Zealand received a proposal from Australia that New Zealand consider a series of independent measures (systems approach), each effective at reducing the likelihood of the introduction of Queensland fruit fly, to enable the export of all varieties (previously only 5 varieties had been approved) of Australian tomatoes in lieu of having to undertake further and ongoing research on the efficacy of the post harvest chemical dip treatment. The proposal was prepared in accordance with the then draft relevant international standard (which has now been adopted). As these are trade-facilitating measures negotiated and agreed with Australia, the system has been approved and trade allowed to commence from the 27 May 2002. However, New Zealand will still take any comments into account and amend the import health standard if necessary.

Products Covered: Fresh tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 July 2002

Revision of harmonized Mercosur regulations on vegetable products from the period of 1995 to 1997. The new regulations remove the general requirements which asked for additional declarations on the Phytosanitary Certificates from any origin in the world for the mentioned products, maintaining in the new regulation harmonized specific requisites for the Mercosur member countries (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). From now on, according to the new above-mentioned regulations, a pest risk analysis (PRA) has to be made for every product to be imported from any country of origin. A time limit of 180 days, after the new regulation is in force, is given for the preparation of the pest risk analyses. In the meantime the previous requisites will prevail. Traditional exporting countries of these products have already started the PRA request in 1999 but, in general, have not provide yet all the information to finish the PRA. Under the present conditions, Mercosur member countries do not have to submit PRAs for any of the products covered by INs 6 to 32.

Products Covered: Alfalfa/lucern (Medicago sativa); barley (Hordeum vulgare); cacao (Theobroma cacao); clover (Trifolium spp); coffee (Coffea spp); corn (Zea mays); cotton (Gossypium spp); frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris); tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum); garlic (Allium sativum); grape vine (Vitis vinifera); ground-honeysuckle (Lotus corniculatus); melon (Cucumis melo); onion (Allium cepa); pimiento (Capsicum annum); pineapple (Ananas comosus); potato (Solanum tuberosum); rape (Brassica napus var.oleifera); rice (Oryza sativa); rye (Secale cereale); rye-grass (Lolium multiflorum); sorghum (Sorghum vulgaris); soybean (Glycine max); strawberry (Fragaria spp); sunflower (Helianthus annuus); tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum); triticale (Triticum aestivum X Secale cereale). The notifications for the above products revise the following previous notifications: G/SPS/N/BRA/33; Barley (no previous notification), 19, 30, 25, 18, 21, 32, 38, 41, 27, 34, 24, 42, 40, 26, 28, 37, 20; Rye (no previous notification), 35, 31 22 , 23, 36, 39 and Triticale (no previous notification), respectively. All but Barley, Rye and Triticale had previous notifications.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 June 2002

This Notice concerns the implementation of "General Administration of Import and Export Food Labeling" (Decree of State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine [2000] No.19) and "General Administration of Supervision and Inspection of Import and Export Cosmetics" (Decree of State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine [2000] No. 21). From 1 July 2002, all food and cosmetics imported to and exported from China shall be accompanied with the "CERTIFICATE OF IMPORT-EXPORT FOOD/COSMETICS LABELING VERIFICATION" when applying for inspection. Before 1 November 2002, "ACCEPTANCE OF TESTIFICATION" issued by AQSIQ will still be valid when applying for inspection.

Products Covered: Food and cosmetics.

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 11 June 2002

Products Covered: Food and Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification