indias import conditions for pork and pork products in october 2013 the european union noted that it had for several years been urging india to align its import conditions on pork and pork products with international standards. currently a india requested that the exporting country certify freedom from a number of diseases for which the oie had not set an international standard yet india had not provided a science-based justification for these import conditions b india required exporting countries to have country freedom without contemplating the possibility of trade from established disease-free regions c specifically with regard to import conditions for processed meat of pork origin india required that the exporting country certify that meat was processed so as to achieve an internal temperature of not less than 70c for 30 minutes without allowing any alternative treatments. these requirements by india were not based on the relevant oie and codex standards. the european union further noted that under the sps agreement import conditions should not be stricter than the measures applicable to the domestic market and indian legislation allowed non-heat treated processed pig meat within its domestic market. the european union urged india to bring its measures in line with the international standards or alternatively to provide a science-based risk analysis for each of the diseases for which india applied import conditions stricter than the international standards and also for its requirement to import only heat-treated processed pork meat. the european union also urged india to recognise the principle of regionalisation which was effectively applied in the european union instead of requiring country freedom for certain diseases. india noted that a technical expert committee had been established within the department of animal husbandry dairying and fisheries. this committee reviewed all the technical aspects concerned in order to reach a decision on the relevant veterinary certificates. one meeting of the committee had already been held and another was scheduled to take place. in march 2014 the european union recalled its concerns on indias import requirements for pork and pork products and reiterated its request that such measures be brought in line with international standards. currently india required that the exporting country certify freedom from a number of diseases for which there were no oie standards yet india had not provided a science-based justification for these import conditions. india also required exporting countries to have country freedom without recognizing the possibility of trade from disease-free regions. further with regard to import conditions for processed meat of pork origin india required that the exporting country certify that meat was processed so as to achieve an internal temperature of not less than 70c for 30 minutes without allowing any alternative treatments. these requirements were not based on the relevant oie and codex standards. under the sps agreement import conditions should not be stricter than the measures applicable to the domestic market yet indian legislation allowed domestic non-heat treated processed pig meat to be sold. the european union urged india to bring its measures into line with the oie standards or alternatively provide a science-based risk analysis for each of the diseases for which india applied import conditions stricter than the international standards and also for its requirement to only allow imports of heat-treated processed pork meat. the european union also urged india to recognize the principle of regionalization which was effectively applied in the european union instead of requiring country freedom for certain diseases. canada shared many of the concerns raised by the european union. canadas exports of pork and pork products to india had been blocked due to indias onerous import requirements. canadas concern was with respect to indias requirements for countries to certify f