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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/454
6 June 2001
(01-2772)
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).  Ruminants, meat, meat products and certain other products of ruminants
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Republic of San Marino and the Independent Principalities of Andorra and Monaco
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Change in Disease Status of the
Republic of San Marino and the Independent Principalities of Andorra and Monaco
(2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA is amending
the regulations by adding the Republic of San Marino and the independent principalities ofAndorra and Monaco to the list of regions that present an undue risk of introducing bovine
spongiform encephalopathy into the United States because their import requirements are
less restrictive than those required for import into the United States and/or because of
inadequate surveillance.  The effect of this action is a restriction on the importation of
ruminants that have been in Andorra, Monaco, or San Marino and meat, meat products, and
certain other products of ruminants that have been in Andorra, Monaco, or San Marino.
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 rulemaking is necessary on an emergency basis to
prevent the introduction of BSE 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 3.2.13 of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Animal Health Code.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available  66 FR 29899,
4 June 2001 (Available in English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  This interim rule was
effective 29 May 2001.  We invite you to comment.  APHIS will consider all comments thatG/SPS/N/USA/454
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we receive by 3 August 2001.
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:  The full
text of this notification, including instructions for commenting, are available from the
address below.  [ 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
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov