Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Declaration of special measures: Importation of animal casings from susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories the trade in animals and related products Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1197); Declaration of special measures: foot-and-mouth disease importation of animal casings from susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories the trade in animals and related products (Scotland) Regulations 2012; Declaration of special measures: Importation of animal casings from food-and-mouth disease susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories the trade in animals and related products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2379 (W. 252))


WTO code G/SPS/N/GBR/81
Date notice 17/01/2025
Notice type Emrgency
Title Declaration of special measures: Importation of animal casings from susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories the trade in animals and related products Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1197); Declaration of special measures: foot-and-mouth disease importation of animal casings from susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories the trade in animals and related products (Scotland) Regulations 2012; Declaration of special measures: Importation of animal casings from food-and-mouth disease susceptible animals from certain third countries and territories the trade in animals and related products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2379 (W. 252))
Summary

These declarations of special measures are necessary to prevent the incursion of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)into the United Kingdom (UK). In addition, risks of incursion of diseases such as classical swine fever (CSF) and African swine fever (ASF) also need to be addressed.

The import of animal casings derived from species susceptible to these diseases is being limited to those countries who are eligible to import fresh meat of the species in to the United Kingdom, or, to those countries that are recognized by World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as free of FMD with or without vaccination, plus the following countries: China, Egypt, India, Iran, Lebanese Republic, Morocco, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tunisia and Uzbekistan provided they follow the risk mitigation treatment requirement. These measures also apply certification requirements, in line with the recommendations set down in Article 8.8.41 (FMD), 15.1.24 (ASF) and 15.2.24 (CSF) of the WOAH Terrestrial Code, to mitigate the risk of disease entry, and require confirmation that animal casings are derived from animals that are not from a premises under restriction for the relevant notifiable diseases.

Product Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (HS code(s): 0504)
Country United Kingdom

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NGBR81.pdf

Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/EU/852 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/752 of 16 April 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L-tyrosine as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 101/2014 (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1345 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/TUR/94/Add.1 - The Communiqué on the Amendment of the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Aromatised Wine, Aromatised Wine-Based Drinks and Aromatised Wine-Product Cocktails
G/SPS/N/EU/851 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing and the measures for regulated non-quarantine pests
G/SPS/N/JPN/1336 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1337 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1338 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1339 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1340 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1341 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1342 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1343 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1344 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
G/SPS/N/KOR/822 - Proposed Revision of the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control"
G/SPS/N/RUS/315 - Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Veterinary (Sanitary and Veterinary) Requirements for Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance) and Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Veterinary Certificate for Honey Bees, Bumblebees, Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Cocoons, Crickets, and Entomophagous Insects Exported to the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (Form 18)
G/SPS/N/USA/3273/Add.1 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Galdieria Extract Blue; Final amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/USA/3370/Add.1 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Calcium Phosphate; Final Amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/USA/3448/Add.1 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Butterfly Pea Flower Extract; Final amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/BDI/53/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/KEN/209/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/RWA/46/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/TZA/275/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/UGA/250/Rev.1 - DEAS 173:2023, Draft East African Standards for Pasta Products
G/SPS/N/BDI/99/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/KEN/274/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/RWA/92/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/TZA/348/Rev.1, G/SPS/N/UGA/326/Rev.1 - DEAS 282:2024, Wheat semolina - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/100/Rev.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/275/Rev.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/93/Rev.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/349/Rev.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/327/Rev.1 - DEAS 44: 2024, Milled maize (corn) products — Specification, Sixth Edition.
G/SPS/N/UKR/241 - The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 540 "On Amendments to the Clause 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1229 of 25 October 2024" of 9 May 2025
G/SPS/N/UKR/234/Add.1 - Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Procedure for Classifying Drinking Water as Natural Mineral Water"
G/SPS/N/UKR/238/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 159 of 26 March 2018"
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.20 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle
G/SPS/N/BDI/132, G/SPS/N/KEN/335, G/SPS/N/RWA/125, G/SPS/N/TZA/453, G/SPS/N/UGA/442 - DEAS 1265: 2025, Pea seed — Requirements for certification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/EU/849 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/757 of 16 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of sepiolite as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/850 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/714 of 10 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of indigo carmine as a feed additive for cats, dogs and ornamental fish (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/BDI/130, G/SPS/N/KEN/333, G/SPS/N/RWA/123, G/SPS/N/TZA/450, G/SPS/N/UGA/440 - DEAS 1263:2025, Sweet potato seed — Requirements for certification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/131, G/SPS/N/KEN/334, G/SPS/N/RWA/124, G/SPS/N/TZA/452, G/SPS/N/UGA/441 - DEAS 1264:2025, Vegetable seed — Requirements for certification: Part 1 — Cucurbit, First Edition
G/SPS/N/TZA/451 - TBS/ AFDC 13 (3649) DTZS, Spirits not covered by specific standards – Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/URY/97 - Proyecto de Resolución GMC No 01/25 - Modificación de las Resoluciones GMC No 50/97, 53/98, 51/00, 08/06 y 09/07 sobre Aditivos Alimentarios (Draft Resolution No. 01/25 - Amendment to Common Market Group (GMC) Resolutions Nos. 50/97, 53/98, 51/00, 08/06 and 09/07 on food additives)
G/SPS/N/GBR/93 - Proposed GB MRLs for thiabendazole amending the GB MRL Statutory Register
G/SPS/N/GBR/94 - Proposed GB MRLs for emamectin amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.
G/SPS/N/GBR/91 - GBHC691 v1.2 Model health certificate for day-old chicks other than ratites
G/SPS/N/GBR/92 - Model Health Certificate GBHC093X for raw petfood from non-EU countries; Model Health Certificate GBHC434 for raw or treated raw collagen or gelatine materials for transit or storage; Model Health Certificate GBHC440 for composite products; Model Health Certificate GBHC501 for blood products from Equidae.
G/SPS/N/TPKM/646 - Draft Amendment on the Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products
G/SPS/N/BRA/2404 - Draft Resolution 1324, 17 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2405 - Draft Resolution 1327, 23 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2406 - Draft Resolution 1328, 23 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2407 - Draft Resolution 1329, 25 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2408 - Draft - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of cumin seeds from any origin
G/SPS/N/BRA/2409 - Draft - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of propagative material (Category 4) of Elaeis spp. from any origin
G/SPS/N/DOM/73 - Etiquetado Frontal de Advertencia Nutricional (EFAN) de la República Dominicana (Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (EFAN) for the Dominican Republic)
G/SPS/N/GBR/89 - A new GB MRL for fluopicolide amending the GB MRL Statutory Register
G/SPS/N/GBR/90 - New GB MRLs for propamocarb amending the GB MRL Statutory Register
G/SPS/N/FRA/21 - Arrêté du 15 avril 2025 portant suspension d'importation, d'introduction et de mise sur le marché à titre gratuit ou onéreux en France de compléments alimentaires contenant la plante Garcinia cambogia Desr. et toutes préparations issues de partie de cette plante (Order of 15 April 2025 suspending the entry and import into France, and the placing on the market in France, whether free of charge or in return for payment, of food supplements containing the plant Garcinia cambogia Desr. and all preparations made from part of this plant)
G/SPS/N/EU/848 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/636 of 25 March 2025 amending Annexes III and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates, model animal health/official certificates and private attestation, for the entry into the Union or transit through the Union to a third country of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/TZA/448 - CD-ARS 1816:2025, Chocolate and Chocolate Products - Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/TZA/449 - CD-ARS 2171:2025, Iced Tea - Specification, First Edition.