| 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/423 | EN | Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (16 May 2017). Maximum residue limits: Bixafen, Buprofezin, Clopyralid, Clothianidin, Flumioxazin, Imazamox and Imazapyr in specified plant commodities; Bixafen in specified animal commodities. | 25/07/2017 | | Saudi Arabia | G/SPS/N/SAU/272 | EN | Notice of Executive Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 27287 dated 1 May 2017 (5/08/1438 AH) entitled "Temporary ban of importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products" originated from Kelantan, Malaysia. | emergency measure | 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 |