WTO notification · SPS
IndiaProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Draft Veterinary Health Certificate for Import of Equid Semen into India
India notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 May 2026. The comment period closed on 17 July 2026.
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Equids semen
The comment period closed on 17 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/IND/353; it can take them up with India.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The document is a draft Veterinary Health Certificate for import of equid semen into India, outlining the general information, sanitary requirements, testing protocols, collection procedures, storage, transport conditions, and post-import quarantine measures applicable for import consignments. It prescribes detailed animal health requirments for donor stallions from major equine diseases such as African Horse Sickness, Equine Infectious Anemia, Equine Viral Arteritis, Glanders, Dourine, Brucellosis, and Contagious Equine Metritis, in line with the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The certificate further specifies requirements related to approved semen collection centres, laboratory testing, traceability, packaging, transport hygiene, and post-import inspection and testing.
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