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 |
| Ecuador | G/SPS/N/ECU/196 | ES | Currently in Spanish: Manual para el Registro de Empresas y Productos de Uso Veterinario.
Google translation: Registration Manual Of Companies and Products for Veterinary Use. | 7/10/2017 |
| Korea, Republic of | G/SPS/N/KOR/571 | EN | Enforcement Rule of Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control. The amendment includes the following:
- halal certification
- electronic versions of export health certificates
- GMO labeling | 7/10/2017 |
| Thailand | G/SPS/N/THA/241/Add.1 | EN | Code of Practice for Frozen Durian. | NA - entered into force 30 July 2017 |
| Chinese Taipei | G/SPS/N/TPKM/433/Add.1 | EN | Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Melon Fruits from Honduras. | NA - entered into force 17 July 2017 |
| Chinese Taipei | G/SPS/N/TPKM/434/Add.1 | EN | Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants and Plant Products. | NA - entered into force 19 July 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
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