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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/749
27 June 2003
(03-3439)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Cattle
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Mexico
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Tuberculosis Testing
for Imported Cattle, Volume 68, Number 115, PP. 35529-35534, 9 CFR Part 93.
6. Description of content:   APHIS is amending the animal import regulations to require that an
import permit be obtained for the importation of cattle from Mexico;  to require certification
regarding the tuberculosis history of the herds from which a group of cattle is assembled for
export to the United States; to require information regarding each premises where cattle
intended for export to the United States have resided; and to add a definition for herd of
origin and revise the definitions of herd, offici al tuberculin test, and whole herd test.  This
action is necessary to help us better ensure that imported cattle are free of tuberculosis
thereby protecting against the spread of tuberculosis within the United States.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [  ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   This action is necessary to
help us better ensure that imported cattle are free of tuberculosis thereby protecting against
the spread of tuberculosis within the United States.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   English
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   16 June  2003G/SPS/N/USA/749
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Please submit comments referencing Docket no:00-102-2 to Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 4700 Ri ver Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.
Mr. William Janis, U.S. Department of  Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, D.C. 20250.
Telephone: 202 720-9047
13. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority, [ X ]  National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr William Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250
Telephone:  202 720 9047 Fax: 202 720-0677, fstsd@fas.udsda.gov