SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES - MEETING OF JULY 2015

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1 3 JULY 2015 SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES - MEETING OF JULY THE COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES WILL HOLD ITS SIXTY-THIRD MEETING ON JULY 2015, STARTING AT 3 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY 2015, AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY, 16 JULY THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, GENEVA. 2. THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BE PRECEDED BY INFORMAL MEETINGS ON 14 JULY 2015 AND BY AN INFORMAL THEMATIC SESSION ON RISK COMMUNICATION ON 15 JULY 2015, STARTING AT 10 A.M. 3. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING: 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 2. INFORMATION ON RELEVANT ACTIVITIES (a) (b) INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS (i) AUSTRALIA UPDATE ON BSE COUNTRY ASSESSMENTS (ii) ARGENTINA STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD QUALITY AND HEALTH SERVICE (iii) PERU PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR HEALTH OF FISHERIES (G/SPS/GEN/1423) (iv) ARGENTINA PHYTOSANITARY EMERGENCY PLAN FOR FRUIT FLIES IN VILLA REGINA, RIO NEGRO PROVINCE (v) RUSSIAN FEDERATION POSSIBLE SCENARIO ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER SPREAD IN THE EURASIAN REGION (vi) EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSION PROPOSAL TO AMEND REGULATION (EC) NO. 1829/2003 AS REGARDS THE POSSIBILITY FOR EU MEMBER STATES TO RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD AND FEED (G/TBT/N/EU/284) (vii) JAPAN - UPDATE ON THE SITUATION SURROUNDING JAPANESE FOOD AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION ACCIDENT INFORMATION FROM THE RELEVANT SPS STANDARD-SETTING BODIES (i) CODEX (ii) IPPC (iii) OIE (G/SPS/GEN/1427)

2 SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS (a) NEW ISSUES (i) CHINESE IMPORT REGIME, INCLUDING QUARANTINE AND TESTING PROCEDURES FOR FISH - CONCERNS OF NORWAY (ii) THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS FROM ESTONIA AND LATVIA CONCERNS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (iii) MALAYSIA'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO APPROVAL OF POULTRY MEAT PLANTS CONCERNS OF BRAZIL (iv) CHINA'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO AFRICAN SWINE FEVER CONCERNS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (v) KOREA'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO AFRICAN SWINE FEVER CONCERNS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (vi) COSTA RICA'S TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE ISSUING OF PHYTOSANITARY IMPORT CERTIFICATES FOR AVOCADOS (G/SPS/N/CRI/160 AND G/SPS/N/CRI/160/ADD.1) CONCERNS OF GUATEMALA AND MEXICO (vii) CHINA'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS ON SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL GMOS (G/SPS/N/CHN/881) CONCERNS OF PARAGUAY AND THE UNITED STATES (viii) EU PROPOSAL TO AMEND REGULATION (EC) NO. 1829/2003 TO ALLOW EU MEMBER STATES TO RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD AND FEED (G/TBT/N/EU/284) CONCERNS OF ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY AND THE UNITED STATES (b) ISSUES PREVIOUSLY RAISED (i) APPLICATION AND MODIFICATION OF THE EU REGULATION ON NOVEL FOODS - CONCERNS OF PERU (G/SPS/GEN/1422) (NO. 238) (ii) US MEASURES ON CATFISH CONCERNS OF CHINA (NO. 289) (iii) GENERAL IMPORT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BSE CONCERNS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (NO. 193) (iv) US NON ACCEPTANCE OF OIE CATEGORIZATION OF INDIA AS "NEGLIGIBLE RISK COUNTRY" FOR BSE - CONCERNS OF INDIA (NO. 375)

3 - 3 (v) AUSTRALIA'S NON ACCEPTANCE OF OIE CATEGORIZATION OF INDIA AS "NEGLIGIBLE RISK COUNTRY" FOR BSE - CONCERNS OF INDIA (NO. 376) (vi) CHINA'S MEASURES ON BOVINE MEAT CONCERNS OF INDIA (NO. 303) (vii) CHINESE TAIPEI'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON JAPANESE FOODS IN RESPONSE TO THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT - CONCERNS OF JAPAN (NO. 387) (viii) CHINA'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON JAPANESE FOODS IN RESPONSE TO THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT - CONCERNS OF JAPAN (NO. 354) (ix) INDIA'S IMPORT CONDITIONS FOR PORK AND PORK PRODUCTS CONCERNS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (NO. 358) (x) US HIGH COST OF CERTIFICATION FOR MANGO EXPORTS - CONCERNS OF INDIA (NO. 373) (xi) EU BAN ON CERTAIN VEGETABLES FROM INDIA - CONCERNS OF INDIA (NO. 374) (xii) EUROPEAN UNION REVISED PROPOSAL FOR CATEGORIZATION OF COMPOUNDS AS ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS CONCERNS OF THE UNITED STATES (NO. 382) (xiii) FRANCE'S BAN ON BISPHENOL A (BPA) CONCERNS OF THE UNITED STATES (NO. 346) (xiv) US PROPOSED RULE FOR USER FEES FOR AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION SERVICES CONCERNS OF MEXICO (NO. 388) (xv) EU WITHDRAWAL OF EQUIVALENCE FOR PROCESSED ORGANIC PRODUCTS - CONCERNS OF INDIA (NO. 378) (xvi) EU PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES FOR CITRUS BLACK SPOT - CONCERNS OF SOUTH AFRICA (NO. 356) (c) CONSIDERATION OF SPECIFIC NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED (i) KOREA'S NOTIFICATIONS G/SPS/N/KOR/495, G/SPS/N/KOR/503 AND G/SPS/N/KOR/504 CONCERNS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (d) INFORMATION ON RESOLUTION OF ISSUES IN G/SPS/GEN/204/REV OPERATION OF TRANSPARENCY PROVISIONS (G/SPS/GEN/804/REV.7) 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT

4 EQUIVALENCE ARTICLE 4 (a) INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS ON THEIR EXPERIENCES (b) INFORMATION FROM RELEVANT OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS 7. PEST- AND DISEASE-FREE AREAS ARTICLE 6 (a) INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS ON THEIR PEST OR DISEASE STATUS (i) MOROCCO DECLARATION OF MOROCCO AS A COUNTRY FREE FROM AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS (G/SPS/GEN/1414) (ii) SWITZERLAND DISEASE STATUS UPDATE (G/SPS/GEN/1420) (b) INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN RECOGNITION OF PEST- OR DISEASE-FREE AREAS (c) INFORMATION FROM RELEVANT OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS (d) ANNUAL REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH G/SPS/48 (G/SPS/GEN/1412) 8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION (a) INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARIAT (i) WTO SPS ACTIVITIES (G/SPS/GEN/521/REV.10, G/SPS/GEN/997/REV.5) (ii) STDF (G/SPS/GEN/1418) (b) INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS (i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY CANADA IN 2014 (G/SPS/GEN/1426) (ii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PROVIDED BY JAPAN (G/SPS/GEN/1160/ADD.3) (c) INFORMATION FROM OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS (i) IICA - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES (G/SPS/GEN/1421) (ii) OIRSA RELEVANT ACTIVITIES (G/SPS/GEN/1429) 9. REVIEW OF THE OPERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPS AGREEMENT (a) FOURTH REVIEW (i) REPORT OF THE INFORMAL MEETING (ii) ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE FOURTH REVIEW (G/SPS/W/280/REV.2) (iii) ADOPTION OF THE CATALOGUE OF INSTRUMENTS (G/SPS/W/279/REV.2) (iv) REPORT OF INFORMAL THEMATIC SESSION ON RISK COMMUNICATION

5 - 5 (v) PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY WORKSHOP (G/SPS/GEN/1419) 10. MONITORING OF THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (a) NEW ISSUES (i) ARGENTINA RISK OF INTRODUCTION OF BSE, INFORMATION ON NOTIFICATION G/SPS/N/ARG/181 (ii) UNITED STATES USE OF THE CODEX INTERNATIONAL STANDAR ON GLYPHOSATE (b) ISSUES PREVIOUSLY RAISED (i) UNITED STATES HPAI RESTRICTIONS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE OIE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD (c) ANNUAL REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH G/SPS/11/REV.1 (G/SPS/GEN/1411) 11. CONCERNS WITH PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL STANDARDS (a) REPORT OF THE INFORMAL MEETING (b) COMMUNICATION FROM ARGENTINA (G/SPS/W/285) 12. OBSERVERS (a) INFORMATION FROM OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS (i) ISO (G/SPS/GEN/1416) (b) REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS (G/SPS/W/78/REV.13) (i) NEW REQUESTS (ii) OUTSTANDING REQUESTS 13. OTHER BUSINESS 14. DATE AND AGENDA OF NEXT MEETING 4. AN INFORMAL MEETING ON THE FOURTH REVIEW OF THE OPERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPS AGREEMENT WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 14 JULY 2015 STARTING AT 10 A.M. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE REVISED DRAFT REPORT OF THE REVIEW (G/SPS/W/280/REV.2), WITH A VIEW TO FINALIZING IT FOR ADOPTION AT THE REGULAR MEETING, AND THE CATALOGUE OF INSTRUMENTS AVAILABLE TO WTO MEMBERS TO MANAGE SPS ISSUES (G/SPS/W/279/REV.2), ALSO FOR ADOPTION AT THE REGULAR MEETING. IN THIS REGARD, PLEASE REFER TO THE CHAIRMAN'S FAX SENT ON 25 JUNE MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO COMMENT ON THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON TRANSPARENCY (G/SPS/GEN/1402) AND ON THE DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR THE TRANSPARENCY WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER (G/SPS/GEN/1419). 5. AN INFORMAL MEETING ON SPS-RELATED PRIVATE STANDARDS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 14 JULY 2015, STARTING AT 3 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIVE ACTIONS AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE (G/SPS/55, G/SPS/W/283,

6 - 6 G/SPS/W/285), AS WELL AS OTHER OUTSTANDING ISSUES (G/SPS/W/256) AND RELEVANT ACTIVITIES. 6. AN INFORMAL THEMATIC SESSION ON RISK COMMUNICATION WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY 2015, STARTING AT 10 A.M. THIS SESSION WILL OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS AND RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED IN RELATION TO RISK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN THE SPS AREA. A DRAFT PROGRAMME IS CONTAINED IN G/SPS/GEN/ ALL DELEGATES TO THE SPS COMMITTEE, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS, ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. INTERPRETATION WILL BE PROVIDED. 8. PLEASE NOTE THAT PAPER COPIES OF DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO DELEGATES AT THE MEETINGS. DELEGATES SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN COPIES OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE MEETINGS. ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SPS COMMITTEE MEETING CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE MEMBERS' WEBSITE AS FOLLOWS: WTO MEMBERS' WEBSITE FORTHCOMING MEETINGS DOCUMENTS FOR MEETINGS UNRESTRICTED DOCUMENTS FOR THE SPS COMMITTEE MEETING ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLIC SPS GATEWAY PAGE: SPS MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS AND FROM DOCUMENTS ONLINE: DOCUMENTS FOR MEETINGS 9. MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE CHAIRPERSON IS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE GOOD OFFICES, UPON REQUEST, TO ASSIST WITH THE RESOLUTION OF TRADE CONCERNS. 10. MEMBERS OF THE WTO, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE SECRETARIAT OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.