| The World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) notifications for information or comment. Click on the hyperlinks in the table to open the notifications: EN = English ES = Spanish FR = French
| Notifying Country | Notification Symbol | Link | Title / summary | Comments due / Notification type | | Australia | G/SPS/N/AUS/430 | EN | Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed phytosanitary measures to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia for importation of fresh peach, plum and apricot fruits from China. | 30/08/2017 | | Brazil | G/SPS/N/BRA/1283 | EN | Regulation for the industrial and sanitary inspection of animal products. | NA - Entered into force 1 June 2017 | | Ecuador | G/SPS/N/ECU/195 | ES | Currently in Spanish: Prohibición de ingreso temporal a Ecuador de toda mercancía pecuaria provenientes de la República de Colombia, que se constituyan en riesgo de transmisión del virus de Fiebre aftosa.
Google translation: Prohibition of temporary admission to Ecuador of all livestock products from the Republic of Colombia, which constitute a risk of transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus. | NA - Emergency measures | | Chinese Taipei | G/SPS/N/TPKM/413/Rev.1/Add.1 | EN | The amendment of Regulation for Systematic Inspection of Imported Food | 1/10/2017 | | United States of America | G/SPS/N/USA/2946 | EN | Guidance for Importing Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products into the United States. | 5/09/2017 | Obtaining the full text of a notification: the full text is usually provided through a link on the notification. If no link is included, or if the full text is not available in English, please let us know by reply email. Obtaining a notification in English: for notifications which are initially released in French or Spanish, the WTO provides an English version within two weeks. To check if the English version is available, wait one-two weeks, and copy the notification symbol into the notification search, the search provides the notification in available languages. In the meantime you can use a translator like Google Translate. Making comment: if you feel a notification warrants an official comment from the Australian Government, please let us know by reply email. We require your comments one week before the due date. Requiring an extension: an extension can be requested and should be sought early with supporting justification, if you require an extension please let us know by reply email. Looking for further information on the WTO SPS agreement: visit www.agriculture.gov.au/market-access-trade/sps |