. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/HKG/5/Rev.1
22 July 1999
(99-3072)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Government of Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Animal feeds originating from Belgium
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Letters dated 9, 11 and
29 June 1999 to relevant parties (in Chinese, 4 pages and English translation will be
available upon request)
5. Description of content:  The local livestock farmers and animal feed traders were advised
to suspend import, sale and/or use of animal feeds originating from Belgium.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  In view of the dioxin contamination of animal feeds and
other related products in Belgium, we have taken these measures to prevent local animals
from the possibility of being contaminated with dioxin.  Similar measures which have been
applied to animal feeds from France, Germany and the Netherlands have been terminated on
29 June 1999 upon satisfaction of the surveillance of the European Communities and theresults of the independent investigations of the three countries.  Those measures concerning
Belgium will remain in force until the Government  is satisfied that the safety of the animal
feeds originating from Belgium can be guaranteed.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Letters dated 9, 11
and 29 June 1999 to relevant parties (in Chinese, 4 pages and English translation will be
available upon request)G/SPS/N/HKG/5/Rev.1
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10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  9 June 1999
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Enquiry Point:
Trade Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region17/F, Trade Department Tower
700 Nathan Road, Hong Kong
Tel:  (852) 2398 5398
Fax:  (852) 2789 2491
E-mail:  tdtom@netvigator.com