The Following Agenda Is Proposed for the Regular Meeting

COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES - MEETING OF 2223june 2004

THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING:

1. adoption of the agenda

2. Activities of members

·  information from the ec on implementation of regulation EC. NO. 882/2004 related to compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules

·  INformation from Argentina on BSE status

·  INformation from Argentina on the situation and control of FMD

·  information from colombia on the situation and control of FMD (G/SPS/GEN/492)

·  update from canada on the occurrence of avian influenza in british columbia

·  brazilian bovine and bubaline identification and certification system (sisbov)

3. specific trade concerns

(a) new issues

·  United Arab emirates' and qatar's import restrictions on spanish olive oil – concerns of the ec

(b) Issues previously raised

·  japan's official control restrictions – concerns of new zealand

·  india's phytosanitary import restrictions – concerns of the ec

·  japan's restrictions on importation of mangoes – concerns of brazil

·  European communities' conditions for the importation of bees – concerns of argentina

·  venezuela's import restrictions on potatoes, garlic and onions – concerns of canada

·  indonesia's restrictions on importation of meat due to fmd – concerns of argentina

·  lack of recognition of disease-free status for fmd - concerns of the ec

·  lack of recognition of disease-free status and of regionalization for classical swine fever – concerns of the ec

·  general import restrictions due to bse situation – concerns of the ec

·  ec animal by-product requirements – concerns of the united states

·  india's restrictions on the importation of live birds, fresh meat and fresh meat products due to avian influenza – concerns of the ec

·  US decision to delist france from the list of countries authorized to export certain meat and meat products to the US – concerns of the EC

·  korea's guidelines for maximum residue level testing – concerns of the united states

(c) consideration of specific notifications received

·  Ec'S mrls OF PESTICIDES ON FOOD (g/sps/N/EEC/243) – CONCERNs OF CHINA

·  INDIA'S NON-NOTIFICATION OF VARIOUS SPS MEASURES – CONCERNS OF THE UNITED STATES

(d) information on resolution of issues

·  Brazil's import requirements for seed potatoes – concerns of canada

4. operation of transparency provisions

·  chairman's report on informal meeting

5. implementation of special and differential treatment

·  elaboration of the proposal from canada (g/SPS/w/132/rev.3)

6. 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) CHAIRMAN'S REPORT ON INFORMAL MEETING

8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION

(a) INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARIAT (G/SPS/GEN/486)

(b) INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS

·  INFORMATION FROM CANADA ON WORKSHOP ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ISPM #15 IN 2004-2005

(c) INFORMATION FROM OBSERVERS

9. MONITORING THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

(a) NEW ISSUES

(b) ISSUES PREVIOUSLY RAISED

(c) SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT (G/SPS/W/146)

10. MATTERS OF INTEREST ARISING FROM THE WORK OF OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS

11. REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE SPS AGREEMENT – CONSIDERATION OF PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW

12. OBSERVERS – REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS

13. OTHER BUSINESS

14. DATE AND AGENDA OF NEXT MEETING