G/SPS/N/USA/2174/Add.1  
 
18 November 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 18 November 2013, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importation of Ovine Meat from Uruguay (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0085) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servic e is amending the regulations governing the 
importation of certain animals, meat, and other animal products to allow, under certain conditions, 
the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) ovine meat from Uruguay. A risk assessment that we have prepared indicates that fresh (chilled or frozen) ovine meat can safely be imported from 
Uruguay under these conditions. This action will allow the importation of fresh ovine meat from 
Uruguay into the United States while continuing to protect the United States against the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2008-0085-0017 . 
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 220, Thursday 14 November 2013, pages 68327-68331. 
In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 24 February 2011 (76 FR 10266-10269, 
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0085), we proposed to also allow the importation of fresh ovine (sheep) 
meat from Uruguay under conditions identical to those currently required for the importation of fresh beef, except for one change. We solicited comments concerning the proposed rule for 
60 days ending 25 April 2011. We received 10 comments by that date.  
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) : This rule is effective 29 November 2013. G/SPS/N/USA/2174/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: 
Dr. Silvia Kreindel, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regi onalization Evaluation Services Staff, VS, APHIS, 
4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(1 301) 851 3313  
Text 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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