G/SPS/N/USA/3055  
 
3 April 2019  
(19-2088) Page: 1/2 
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): Swine and pork products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ext ent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice: Addition of China to the List of Regions Affected 
by African Swine Fever [Docket No. APHIS -2018-0037] . Language(s): English.  Number 
of pages: 1 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/26/2019 -05680 /addition -of-china -
to-the-list-of-regions -affected -by-african -swine -fever 
6. Description of content: APHIS is advising the public that it has added China to the list 
of regions that it considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF ). APHIS is taking 
this action because of the confirmation of ASF in China.   (Federal Register Vol. 84, No.  58, 
Tuesday, 26 March  2019, pp. 11281 -11282)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relev ant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/USA/3055  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/ yy): 26 March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
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 avail able) of other body:  
Dr Joyce Bowling -Heyward, DVM, National Director, Regionalization Evaluation Services, 
Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
+(301) 851 3350  
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.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/26/2019 -05680/addition -of-china -
to-the-list-of-regions -affected -by-african -swine -fever