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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/614
9 July 2002
(02-3825)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Ruminants, meat, meat products, an d certain other products of ruminants
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Poland
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Change in Disease
Status of Poland Because of BSE (3 pages).
6. Description of content:   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the
regulations by adding Poland to the list of regions where bovine spongiform
encephalopathy exists because the disease has b een detected in a native-born animal in that
region.  Poland has been listed among the regions that present an undue risk of introducing
bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States.  Therefore, the effect of thisaction is a continued restriction on the importation of ruminants, meat, meat products, and
certain other products of ruminants that have been in Poland.  This action is necessary in
order to update the disease status of Poland regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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 rulemaking is
necessary on an emergency basis to update the disease status of Poland regarding BSE.
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:   67 FR 44016,
1 July 2002.  Available in English.G/SPS/N/USA/614
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11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   This interim rule was
effective 5 May 2002.  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
30 August 2002.  After the comment period closes, we will publish another document in
the Federal Register.  The document will include a discussion of any comments we receive
and any amendments we are making to the rule as a result of the comments.
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:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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/FSTSDATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677E-mail Address:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov