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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/352
17 November 2000
(00-4889)
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:  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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Horses, ruminants, swine and dogs   Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Screwworm is considered to exist in the
following regions of the world: Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Bu rundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, China, Columbia, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea,
French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India,Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Keny a, Kuwait, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau,
Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman,
Pacific Islands (Palau), Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa,
Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Em irates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zaire,
Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Screwworm is also considered to exist on Isla de Pascua (Easter
Island), which is part of Chile.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of Horses, Ruminants,
Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm - Interim rule and request for
comments (8 pages).
5. Description of content: APHIS is amending the animal import regulations to require
horses, ruminants, and swine that are importe d from regions of the world where screwworm
is considered to exist to be inspected and treated, under certain conditions, for screwworm.APHIS is also amending the regulations to require dogs that are imported from regions of
the world where screwworm is considered to exist to be inspected and, if necessary, treated
for screwworm.
As of the effective date of this rule, horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs may be imported
into the United States from the regions where screwworm is considered to exist only if theyare inspected and, if necessary, treated for screwworm according to the conditions outlined
in the full text of this interim rule  for each type of animal.G/SPS/N/USA/352
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6. 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           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  This action is necessary to prevent the introduction of
screwworm into the United States.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  APHIS is taking this action in accordance with
Chapter 3.1.8 of the Office International de s Epizooties (OIE) Animal Health Code.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 67617,
13 November 2000 (Available in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  13 November 2000
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:  This
interim rule is effective 13 November 2000.  APHIS invites your comments and will
consider all comments received by 12 January 2001.
[ X ] National notification authority, [  X ] 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 below:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov