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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/591
17 May 2002
(02-2734)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service - APHIS
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):   Swine and swine products
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:   Classical Swine Fever
Status of Mexican States of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa
(6 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to
amend the regulations by adding the Mexican States of Baja California, Baja California
Sur, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa to the list of regions considered free of classical swine fever.
We have conducted a series of risk evaluations and have determined that these four Stateshave met our requirements for being recognized as free of this disease.  This proposed
action would allow importation into the United States of pork, pork products, live swine,
and swine semen from these regions and would eliminate restrictions that no longer appear
necessary.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   67 FR 31987,
13 May 2002 (Available in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/591
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12. Final date for comments:   APHIS will consider all comments we receive that are
postmarked, delivered, or e-mailed by 12 July 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   Detailed instruction on where
and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which will be sent upon request
to the address in paragraph 13.
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov