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 |
| Chile | G/SPS/N/CHL/550 | ES | Currently in Spanish: Establece nómina e ingredientes autorizados para la producción de alimentos o suplementos para animales.
Google translation: Establishes payroll and authorized ingredients for production of animal feed or supplements. | 22/09/2017 |
| Chile | G/SPS/N/CHL/551 | ES | Currently in Spanish: Reglamento de alimentos para animales.
Google translation: Regulation of animal feed. | NA - To enter into force 4 January 2018 |
| Chile | G/SPS/N/CHL/552 | ES | Currently in Spanish: Establece límites máximos de contaminantes en insumos destinados a la alimentación animal.
Google translation: It establishes maximum limits of pollutants in inputs for animal feed. | 22/09/2017 |
| European Union | G/SPS/N/EU/221 | EN | Consultation process for determination of novel food status. | 6/10/2017 |
| European Union | G/SPS/N/EU/222 | EN | European Commission has to establish administrative and scientific requirements for novel food applications. | 6/10/2017 |
| European Union | G/SPS/N/EU/223 | EN | European Commission has to establish administrative and scientific requirements for traditional foods from third countries. | 6/10/2017 |
| Japan | G/SPS/N/JPN/529 | EN | Withdraw the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 56 agricultural chemicals due to lack of data. | 6/10/2017 |
| Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of | G/SPS/N/SAU/285 | EN | Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. | NA - emergency measures |
| Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of | G/SPS/N/SAU/286 | EN | Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. | NA - emergency measures |
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
Regards,
Jonathan Ede
Australian SPS Contact Point | Trade and Market Access Division
Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Ph: +61 2 6271 6337 | Fax: +61 2 6272 3678 | E: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au