G/SPS/N/USA/2786/Add.1  
 
18 July 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 15 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Eligibility of Namibia To Export Meat Products to the United States 
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat inspection 
regulations to add Namibia to the list of countries eligible to export meat and meat products to the 
United States. FSIS has reviewed Namibia's laws, regulations, and inspection system as implemented, and has determined that they are equivalent to the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
(FMIA), the regulations implementing this statute,  and the United States food safety system for 
meat and meat products. Under this final rule, Namibia will only be able to export to the United States boneless (not ground) raw beef products, such as primal cuts, chuck, blade, and beef 
trimmings, processed in certified Namibian establishments, because FSIS only assessed Namibia's 
meat inspection system with respect to these products. Namibia would need to submit additional information for FSIS to review before FSIS woul d allow Namibia to export other beef product or 
product from other types of livestock to the United States. All products that Namibia exports to the 
United States will be subject to reinspection at United States ports-of-entry by FSIS inspectors. 
Text is available in English at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-13/html/2016-
16546.htm . 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable G/SPS/N/USA/2786/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
For futher information contact: Dr Daniel L. Engelj ohn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and 
Program Development, Food Safety and Inspecti on Service, US Department of Agriculture; 
Tel: +(202) 205 0495 
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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  
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