G/SPS/N/USA/3115  
 
8 October 2019  
(19-6497) 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):  Pork and pork products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All tradin g partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Lao People's Democratic Republic  
5. Title of the notified document:  Addition of Laos to the List of Regions Affected with 
African Swine Fever  [Docket No. APHIS -2019-0051] . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  1 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2019-0051-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that it has added Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF). APHIS has taken this 
action because of confirmation of ASF in Lao People's Democratic Republic . (Federal 
Register V ol. 84, No. 184, Monday, 23 September 2019, pg. 49709)  
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) :  
[ ] 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 relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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/3115  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 July 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 July 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 available ) of other body:   
Dr Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization Evaluation Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 
Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; +(919) 855 7732; E -mail: 
ingrid.kotowski@usda.gov  
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 -2019-0051-0001