G/SPS/N/USA/2979  
 
7 February 2018  
(18-0835) 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: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and 
Inspection Service (FSIS)  
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): Meat 
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: Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 44 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FSIS -2016-0017 
https://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2018/SPS/USA/18_0753_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to 
amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to establish a new inspection system for 
swine slaughter establishments. Swine slaughter establishments that do not choose to 
operate under the new swine inspection system may continue to operate under their 
current inspection system. The Agency is also proposing several changes that would affect 
all establishments that slaughter swi ne, regardless of the inspection system under which 
they operate.  
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 pest s.  
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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, ho w and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/USA/2979  
 
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  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): 2 April 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Roberta Wagner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Tel: 
+(202) 205 0495, or by Fax: +(202) 720 2025  
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/docket?D=FSIS -2016-0017