G/SPS/N/USA/2724
13 January 2015 
(15-0227)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture, Food  Safety and Inspection Service 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Meat and meat products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Eligibility of Lithuania to Export Meat and Meat 
Products to the United States  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 3 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wc m/connect/2a786 9e1-26f7-4006-9e28-
b1b8e8625f96/2014-0040.htm?MOD=AJPERES  
6. Description of content: USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing 
to add the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania) to the list of countries eligible to export 
meat and meat products to the United States. FSIS review of Lithuania's laws, 
regulations, and inspection implementation  show that its meat inspection system 
requirements are equivalent to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and its 
implementing regulations. 
Under this proposal, meat from cattle, sheep, swine, and goats slaughtered in Lithuania, 
or parts or other products thereof, processed in certified Lithuanian establishments, 
would be eligible for export to the United States.  All such products would be subject to 
reinspection at United States ports-of-entry by FSIS inspectors. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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 st andard? 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 standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2724 
 
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  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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this rule. Comments may be 
submitted by one of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments 
directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions at that site for 
submitting comments. 
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket  Cle rk, U. S. De p artme nt of Ag ric ulture ,  
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., 
Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.  
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency 
name and docket number FSIS-2014-0040. Comments received in response to this 
docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov . 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
United States SPS National Notification Auth ority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov