WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MYS/6/Add.2
17 March 2000
(00-1105)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication was received from Malaysia on 14 March 2000.
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The Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry  of Agriculture, Malaysia, has, with effect
from 10 March 2000 modified the import restriction, which was a temporary ban notified vide
G/SPS/N/MYS/6 dated 10 June 1999.  This is based on the latest information obtained from the
European Communities with regard to the status of dioxin contamination in Belgium and the control
measures taken by both the EC and Belgian authorities.
With effect from 10 March 2000, Malaysia will only impose a restriction on the importation
of products derived from pigs and poultry reared in Belgium from 15 January 1999 and slaughtered
before 20 September 1999.  This is not an import ban.  Such imports must, however, be accompanied
by a certificate that they have been individually  analysed and found to be not contaminated with
dioxins or do not exceed a level of 200ng PCBs/g fat.
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