1. Brief Overview on how to Prepare Notifications

2. When should you notify an SPS measure?
Restricting or facilitating
Members are encouraged to notify all regulations that are based on, conform to, or are substantially the same as an international standard, guideline or recommendation, if they are expected to have a significant effect on trade of other Members. (2008 Transparency Procedures)

3. Who notifies? National Notification Authority
Single central government authority responsible for the implementation of notification procedures
Only one NNA!

4. When to notify and in which format?
When modifications are
still possible
(draft text)
Regular measures
IMMEDIATELY!!
Emergency measures

5. Addendum – provides additional information or changes to an original notification
Corrigendum – corrects error in original notification
Revision – replaces an existing notification
Availability of Translations – share an unofficial translation of a document relating to a previously circulated notification
Recognition of equivalence: measure recognized, products covered (G/SPS/7/Rev3 – specific format)

6. Where can I obtain the formats?
G/SPS/7/Rev.3
SPS Gateway  Member’s Transparency toolkit

7. To whom should notifications be sent?
Central Registry of Notifications (CRN)
Hard copy by mail
Fax

8. SPS Notification Submission System (SPS NSS)

14. Addendum

15. Searching capabilities in the SPS NSS

16. This is your opportunity to make comments/suggestions!
Hands-on Exercise
This is your opportunity to make comments/suggestions!
nss.wto.org

17. USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS UTILISEZ DES MAJUSCULES
USE LETRAS MAYUSCULAS
UTILISEZ DES MAJUSCULES

18. Please keep note of your Document ID!