NOTIFICATION

1.	Notifying Member: sps1a

If applicable, name of local government involved: sps1b
2.	Agency responsible: sps2a
3.	Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): sps3a
4.	Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[sps4b]	All trading partners sps4bbis

[sps4abis]	Specific regions or countries: sps4a
5.	Title of the notified document: sps5a Language(s): sps5b Number of pages: sps5c

sps5d
6.	Description of content: sps6a
7.	Objective and rationale: [sps7a] food safety, [sps7b] animal health, [sps7c] plant protection, [sps7d] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [sps7e] protect territory from other damage from pests. sps7f
8.	Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[sps8a]	Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) sps8atext

[sps8b]	World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) sps8btext

[sps8c]	International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) sps8ctext

[sps8d]	None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[sps8ey] Yes [sps8en] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: sps8e
9.	Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: sps9a sps9b
10.	Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): sps10a

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): sps10bisa
11.	Proposed date of entry into force: [sps11c] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): sps11a

[sps11e]	Trade facilitating measure sps11ebis
12.	Final date for comments: [sps12e] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): sps12a

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [sps12b] National Notification Authority, [sps12c] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: sps12d
13.	Texts available from: [sps13a] National Notification Authority, [sps13b] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: sps13c

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