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1 09 April 2018 ( ) Page: 1/20 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018 NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT 1 1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO.

2 - 2 - Canada G/SPS/N/CAN/1149/Add.1 1 March 2018 Pesticide flumioxazin in or on various commodities (ICS Codes: , , , ) Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 Processed egg products Food safety; Human Labelling; Alfalfa, forage; alfalfa, hay Human 13 June 2018 United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, grain; Corn, field, stover Human United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 Wheat, forage; Wheat, germ; Wheat, hay; Wheat, milled by-products; Wheat, straw Human India G/SPS/N/IND/205 2 March 2018 Food for school children Food safety; Human 1 May 2018 Canada G/SPS/N/CAN/ March 2018 Pesticide oxathiapiprolin in or on various commodities (ICS Codes: , , , , ) Human 16 May 2018

3 G/SPS/GEN/ Honduras G/SPS/N/HND/55 6 March 2018 ICS number: Honey and apiculture products Food safety; Human 5 May 2018 New Zealand G/SPS/N/NZL/554/Add.1 6 March 2018 <em><i>pisum</i></em> seeds for sowing Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; Ukraine G/SPS/N/UKR/125 6 March 2018 Food products Contaminants; Food safety; Maximum Human 5 May 2018 United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/2979/Add.1 Meat Extension of final date for ; 2 May March 2018 United Arab Emirates G/SPS/N/ARE/145 7 March 2018 Slaughterhouses Food safety; Territory protection; Human G/SPS/N/EU/228/Add.1 7 March 2018 Vegetable oils, foods for infants and young children Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; Kenya PROVISIONAL March 2018 Live animals for meat Food safety; Human 6 May 2018

4 - 4 - Kenya PROVISIONAL March 2018 Vegetables Food safety; Human 6 May 2018 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/SPS/N/SAU/344 Animal feeding stuffs (ICS Code: ) Food safety; Human 7 May March 2018 Kenya PROVISIONAL Water-based flavoured drinks Beverages; Food safety; Human 7 May March 2018 Chinese Taipei G/SPS/N/TPKM/448/Add.1 9 March 2018 Those food or food additives classified under 26 specific CCC codes Modification of content/scope of regulation; Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; 8 May 2018 Armenia G/SPS/N/ARM/25 12 March 2018 Goods (products) subject to veterinary control Animal diseases; Avian Influenza; Zoonoses; Animal 27 April 2018 Armenia G/SPS/N/ARM/26 12 March 2018 Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control Pests; Territory protection; Plant 21 April 2018 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/SPS/N/SAU/344/Corr.1 12 March 2018!important;">Animal feeding stuffs (ICS Code: )</p> Food safety; Human 11 May 2018

5 G/SPS/GEN/ Viet Nam G/SPS/N/VNM/95 12 March 2018 Livestock and poultry products (meat and meat products of different types that comprise fresh, chilled and frozen meat as well as tissue or offal, eggs, honey, milk and dairy products); non-food animal products (such as wool, hide, leather); animal feeds; livestock breeds and genetic material (semen, embryos, larva) Food safety; Animal Human Animal feed; 5 May 2018

6 - 6 - Japan G/SPS/N/JPN/ March 2018!important;">- Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, and 02.09) <br />- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, and 03.04) <br />- Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, and 04.08) <br />- Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) <br />- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, and 07.14) <br />- Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, and 08.14) <br />- Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, and 09.10) <br />- Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, and 10.08) <br />- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.05, and 12.07)<br />- Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, and 15.06) </ p> Human 12 May 2018 Comments only to updated MRLs (marked with black circles and white circles in attached annexes).

7 G/SPS/GEN/ Japan G/SPS/N/JPN/ March 2018!important;">Food additive (Fludioxonil)</p> Human Korea, Republic of G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add March 2018 North America: United States, Canada, Mexico Central America: All countries South America: All countries Living underground parts of<em> Jasminum spp</em>. Nematode; Pests; Pest or Disease free Regions; Plant n/a Africa: All countries Asia: Brunei, India, Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Yemen Europe: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia Oceania and the Pacific: Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaiian Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, Solomon Islands Dominican Republic G/SPS/N/DOM/17/Rev.2 15 March 2018 China G/SPS/N/CHN/ March 2018 China G/SPS/N/CHN/ March 2018 Milk and milk products Food safety; Human Cooked meat Food safety; Human Food contact material Contaminants; Food safety; Human 14 May May May 2018

8 - 8 - China G/SPS/N/CHN/ March 2018 Foods Aflatoxins; Contaminants; Food safety; Mycotoxins; Toxins; Human 15 May 2018 China G/SPS/N/CHN/1069 Ready-to-eat fresh-cut vegetables and fruits Food safety; Human 15 May March 2018 New Zealand G/SPS/N/NZL/ March 2018 Animal products that have undergone third country processing Food safety; Animal Human Packaging; Traceability; 15 May 2018 New Zealand G/SPS/N/NZL/573 - EMERGENCY Cats and dogs Animal diseases; Animal n/a 16 March 2018 Uruguay G/SPS/N/URY/30 Frozen porcine semen Animal diseases; Animal 15 May March 2018 Uruguay G/SPS/N/URY/31 Ruminants Animal diseases; Animal 15 May March 2018 Uruguay G/SPS/N/URY/32 Bovine and bubaline animal embryos Animal 15 May March 2018

9 G/SPS/GEN/ Oman G/SPS/N/OMN/44/Rev.1/Add.2 19 March 2018!important;">All imported food</p>!important;">- Specific certificates for animals: animal products (meat and its derivatives).</p> Change in date of adoption/publication/e ntry into force;!important;">- Bird products and derivative products.</p>!important;">- Fish and products and their derivatives.</p> - Phytosanitary: plant products and their derivatives and products. United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 Cherry subgroup 12-12A; Walnut Human

10 United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018!important;">Basil, dried, leaves; basil, fresh leaves; bean, moth, succulent; bean, runner, succulent; bean,snap, succulent; bean, wax, succulent; bean, yardlong, succulent; citrus, dried pulp; citrus, oil; fruit, citrus, crop group 10-10; fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; hop, dried cones; vegetable, fruiting, cropgroup 8-10</p> Human United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 Poppy, seed imported Human Thailand G/SPS/N/THA/ March 2018 Food Additives (ICS Code(s): ) Food safety; Food additives; Human 19 May 2018 Colombia G/SPS/N/COL/271/Add.1 21 March 2018 Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; G/SPS/N/EU/234 - EMERGENCY 21 March 2018 Live animals of the Order Caudata, within the Harmonised System Code Fungi; Pests; Animal n/a

11 G/SPS/GEN/ Japan G/SPS/N/JPN/ March 2018!important;">- Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, and 02.09) <br />- Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS: 04.01, and 04.08) <br />- Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) <br />- Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, and 15.06)</p> Veterinary drugs; Human Comments only to updated MRLs (marked with black circles and white circles in attached annexes) Japan G/SPS/N/JPN/ March 2018!important;">- Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.04, 02.05, and 02.08) <br />- Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS: 04.01) <br />- Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04)<br />- Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: and 15.06) </p> Veterinary drugs; Human 20 May 2018 Comments only to updated MRLs (marked with black circles and white circles in attached annexes) G/SPS/N/EU/235 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/236 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human

12 G/SPS/N/EU/237 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/238 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/239 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/240 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/241!important;">Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309)</p> safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/242 Preparations of a kind of used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/243 Preparations of a kind of used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human

13 G/SPS/GEN/ G/SPS/N/EU/244 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS Code: 2309) safety; Human Russian Federation G/SPS/N/RUS/131/Add.1 Plant seeds Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; Russian Federation G/SPS/N/RUS/148 Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control Fungi; Pests; Plant 22 May 2018 Thailand G/SPS/N/THA/246 Cow's Milk (ICS Code: ) Bacteria; Food safety; Food additives; Human 22 May 2018 G/SPS/N/EU/172/Add.1 26 March 2018 Genetically modified organisms intended for deliberate release into the environment, including genetically modified food and feed Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation; G/SPS/N/EU/ March 2018 Preparation of a kind used in animal feeding safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/ March 2018 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding safety; Human

14 Jamaica G/SPS/N/JAM/15 26 March 2018 Crops, food and animal feed Animal Human Animal feed; 25 May 2018 New Zealand G/SPS/N/NZL/574 <em>actinidia</em> plants Pests; Plant 25 May March 2018 Australia G/SPS/N/AUS/422/Add.2 Cooked and uncooked prawns and prawn products Animal diseases; Animal 4 June 2018 Brazil G/SPS/N/BRA/1369 Host species of <em>amaranthus palmeri</em> Pests; Plant 21 June 2018 G/SPS/N/EU/247 Cereals (HS Codes: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of animal origin (HS Codes: 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables Human 27 May 2018

15 G/SPS/GEN/ G/SPS/N/EU/248!important;">Cereals (HS Codes: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of animal origin (HS Codes: 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables</p> Human 27 May 2018 Comments are welcomed only to MRLs that were changed (in bold in a document linked under point 5 of this notification). G/SPS/N/EU/249!important;">Novel foods</p> Food safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/250!important;">Novel foods</p> Food safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/251!important;">Novel foods</p> Food safety; Human G/SPS/N/EU/252!important;">Novel foods</p> Food safety; Human

16 G/SPS/N/EU/253!important;">Plants, other than fruit and seeds, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5cm of <em><i>areca catechu</i></em>,<em>< i> Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham) Becc</i></em>,<em><i> Arenga pinnata</i></em>,<em><i > Borassus flabellifer</i></em>,<em> <i> Brahea armata, Butia capitata</i></em>,<em>< i> Calamus merillii</i></em>,<em><i > Caryota maxima</i></em>,<em>< i> Caryota cumingii</i></em>,<em> <i> Chamaerops humilis</i></em>,<em><i > Cocos nucifera</i></em>,<em>< i> Corypha gebanga</i></em>,<em> <i> Corypha elata</i></em>,<em><i> Elaeis guineensis</i></em>,<em ><i> Howea forsteriana</i></em>,<em ><i> Jubea chilensis</i></em>,<em> <i> Livistona australis</i></em>,<em> <i> Livistona decipiens</i></em>,<em> <i> Metroxylon sagu</i></em>,<em><i> Oreodoxa regia</i></em>,<em><i> Phoenix Pests; Plant

17 G/SPS/GEN/ canariensis</i></em>,<em ><i> Phoenix dactylifera</i></em>,<em ><i> Phoenix theophrasti</i></em>, <em><i>phoenix sylvestris</i></em>, <em><i>sabal umbraculifera</i></em>, <em><i>trachycarpus fortunei</i></em> and <em><i>washingtonia</i> </em> spp</p> India G/SPS/N/IND/206 Standards for drinking water offered or sold through water vending machines Beverages; Food safety; Human 27 May 2018 Viet Nam G/SPS/N/VNM/96 All veterinary drugs Veterinary drugs; Animal 20 May 2018 Canada G/SPS/N/CAN/ March 2018 Veterinary drug residues in foods of animal origin (ICS Codes: , , ) Veterinary drugs; Human 21 May 2018 Chinese Taipei G/SPS/N/TPKM/ March 2018!important;">Those foods or food-relevant purposes (e.g., including foods, food utensils, food containers or packaging, food cleansers, or the products containing preceding articles) classified under six specific CCC codes</p> Contaminants; Food safety; Human Packaging; 28 May 2018

18 Chinese Taipei G/SPS/N/TPKM/ March 2018 Food additives to be used in foods Food safety; Food additives; Human 28 May 2018

19 G/SPS/GEN/ United States of America G/SPS/N/USA/ March 2018 Subgroup 8-10B (pepper/eggplant subgroup); Grain, cereal, group 15; Buckwheat, grain; Corn, field grain; Oat, grain; Rice, grain; Rice, straw; Rye, grai; Sorghum, grain; Sorghum, grain forage; Sorghum, sweet, stalk; Triticale grain; Wheat, bran; Wheat, germ; Wheat, grain; Alfalfa, forage; Alfalfa, hay; Aspirated grain fractions; Barley, hay; Barley, grain; Barley, straw; Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, stover; Corn, pop, forage; Corn, pop, stover; Corn, sweet forage; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; Corn, sweet, stover; Potato; Sorghum, grain, stover; Wheat, forage; Wheat, hay; Wheat, straw; Alfalfa, seed; and Sugarcane; Crop Subgroup 20A (Rapeseed Subgroup); Mushrooms; Citrus dried pulp; Crop Group 10-10, citrus fruit; Peanut; Peanut, hay; and Peanut, meal; Alfalfa, forage; Alfalfa, hay; Cattle, fat; Cattle, kidney; Cattle, meat; Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney; Goat, fat; Goat, kidney; Goat, meat; Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney; Hog, kidney; Horse, fat; Horse, kidney; Horse, meat; Horse, meat by-products, except kidney; Milk; Sheep, fat; Sheep, kidney; Sheep, meat; Sheep, meat by- Human 29 March 2018

20 n.a. = not available, not identified products; Flax, seed; and Grain, aspirated fractions; Coffee bean, green; Coffee bean, roasted; and Coffee, instant