G/SPS/N/USA/2856  
 
9 May 2016  
(16-2543)  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: 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): Poultry 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 the Republic of Poland To Export Poultry 
Products to the United States  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2016-04-20/html/2016-09185.htm  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/USA/16_1854_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to 
add the Republic of Poland (Poland) to the list of countries in the regulations eligible to 
export poultry products to the United States. FSIS has reviewed Poland's poultry laws, 
regulations, and inspection system as implemented and has tentatively determined that they are equivalent to the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), the regulations 
implementing this statute, and the US  food safety system for poultry. 
Should this rule become final, slaughtered po ultry, or parts or other products thereof, 
processed in certified Polish establishments, would be eligible for export to the United 
States. Although Poland may be listed in FSIS's regulations as eligible to export poultry 
products to the United States, the products must also comply with all other applicable requirements of the United States, includin g those of USDA's Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS), before any products can enter the United States. All such 
products would be subject to re-inspection at US 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 G/SPS/N/USA/2856 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant 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:     
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) : 20 June 2016 
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 proposed 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 Dock et Clerk, US Department of Agriculture, 
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 8-163B, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency 
name and docket number FSIS-2015-0042. 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 . 
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go to the FSIS 
Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8-164, Washington, 
DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
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  Authority, 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