G/SPS/N/USA/3117  
 
21 October 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  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  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of a Determination Regarding the Fever Tick 
Status of the State of Baja California, Mexico [Docket No. APHIS -2018-0030] . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0030-0013 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that it has determined that the 
State of Baja Califor nia, Mexico is free from Rhipicephalus  (formerly  Boophilus ) spp. ticks, 
known as fever ticks. The evaluation determined that this region is free from fever ticks 
and that ruminants imported from the area pose a low risk of exposing ruminants within 
the Uni ted States of America. (Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 201, Thursday, 
17 October  2019)  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 5.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inter national standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3117  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measur e  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Dr Betzaida Lopez, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; +(301) 851 3300  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0030-0013