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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/692
6 February 2003
(03-0779)
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 Plant Health Inspections 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):  ):  Pork and pork products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Italy
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of Pork
filled pasta, English, pp.2711-2714, 21 Janua ry 2003, (Volume 68, Number 13) 9CFR
Part 94
6. Description of content:   APHIS is proposing to amend the regulations regarding the
importation of pork and pork filled products fro m regions affected with swine vesicular
disease by establishing procedures for the importation of pork filled pasta into the
United States.  The proposed pr ocedures would require that the product contain only cooked
or dry cured pork otherwise eligible to enter the United States under the current regulations;
that the product not be commingled, directly or i ndirectly with products in eligible to enter the
United States;  and that the product be accompan ied by an official veterinary certificate
confirming that the product has been prepar ed in accordance with the regulations.  This
action would provide for the importation of por k filled pasta under conditions designed to
prevent the introduction of swine vesicu lar disease into 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. 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:  Chapter 2.1.3.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBD
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBDG/SPS/N/USA/692
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12. Final date for comments:   24 March 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Please submit comments to Docket No. 02-003 -01, Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3c71, 4700 River Ro ad Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 10737-1238 or
e-mail:  regulations@aphis.usda.gov .
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:
Mr. William Janis, U.S. Department of  Agriculture, Stop 1027,Washington, D.C. 20250.
Telephone:  202 720-9047
Complete text can be also be found on the Internet at:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html .