G/SPS/N/USA/2733/Add.1  
 
28 October 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 27 October 2015, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Notice of Determination of the Classical Swine Fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Rinderpest, and 
Swine Vesicular Disease Status of Croatia (APHIS-2014-0042) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are adding Croatia to the lists of regions that are 
considered free of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpe st, and swine vesicular disease, and to the list 
of regions considered free or low risk for classical swine fever. We are taking this action because 
we have determined that this region is free of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, and swine 
vesicular disease, and is low risk for classical swine fever. This action establishes the disease status of Croatia with regard to foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, and 
classical swine fever while continuing to protect th e United States from an introduction of those 
diseases. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2014-0042-0008 . 
Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 205/Friday, 23 October 2015/pgs. 64386-64387. 
On 3 February 2015, we published in the Federal Register (80 FR 5728-5729, Docket No. APHIS-
2014-0042) a notice announcing the availability for review and comment of our risk evaluation of 
the CSF, FMD, rinderpest, and SVD status of Croati a. Based on this evaluation, we determined that 
that the animal disease surveillance, prevention , and control measures implemented by Croatia 
are sufficient to minimize the likelihood of introducing CSF, FMD, rinderpest, and SVD into the 
United States via imports of species or products susceptible to these diseases. We solicited 
comments on the notice of availability for 60 days ending on 6 April 2015. We received two comments by that date. 
To view the proposed rule, supporting documents, and the comments received, go to: 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2014-0042-0001 . 
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/2733/Add.1 
 
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  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) : The notice is effective 23 November 2015. 
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: 
Mr Donald Link, Import Risk Analyst, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import Export 
Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; 
Tel: +(919) 855 7731; E-mail: Donald.B.Link@aphis.usda.gov  
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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