G/SPS/N/USA/2917  
 
26 January 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosa nitary 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) of the US 
Department of Agriculture (USDA)  
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 ext ent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Moldova, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document: Addition of Moldova to the List of Regions Affected by 
African Swine Fever (Docket No. APHIS -2016-0093) . Language(s): English . Number 
of pages: 1 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2016-0093-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that we have added the Republic of Moldova to the list maintained on 
the APHIS Website of regions considered affected with African swine fever (ASF). APHIS 
is taking this action because of the confirmation of ASF in the Republic of M oldova.  
This notice is available in English at: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -
2016-0093-0001. 
Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 12, Thursday, 19 January 2017, pg. 6482.  
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, identif y 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, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/2917  
 
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  9. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 October 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publi cation , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 October 2016  
[ ] 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:  
Mr Donald Link, Microbiologist/Import Risk Analyst, National Import Export Services, VS, 
920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; +(919) 855 7731; E -mail: 
Donald.B.Link@aphis.usda.gov  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS N ational Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IR SD), Stop 1014, Washington 
D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov