G/SPS/N/USA/2247/Add.2  
 
13 February 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 12 Februa ry 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importations of Live Birds and Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Poultry Products from a 
Region in the European Union (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0094) 
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on 29 March 2013, and effective on 15 April 2013, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servic e (APHIS) amended the regulations governing the 
importation of animals and animal products by recognizing 25 member States of the European 
Union (EU) as the Animal and Plant Health Insp ection Service (APHIS)-defined EU Poultry Trade 
Region. In that rule, we established requirements for the importation of live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products, from the APHIS-define d EU Poultry Trade Region. In the final rule, 
it was not our intent to prohibit the importation of birds, poultry, and poultry meat and products 
from member States of the APHIS-defined EU Poul try Trade Region that conduct trade in poultry 
and poultry products with other regions that APHIS recognizes as being free of Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza. It was also not our intent that the import requirements for 
cooked poultry meat and products from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region not be 
equivalent with the requirements we apply to ot her regions whenever an outbreak of Newcastle 
disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza occurs in those regions. This document amends the 
regulations to reflect our original intentions. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2009-0094-0013 . 
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 27, Monday, 10 February 2014, pages 7567-7569. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] 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 10 February 2014. G/SPS/N/USA/2247/Add.2 
 
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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 further information contact: Mr Javier Vargas, Case Manager, Regionalization and Evaluation, 
National Import Export Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; +(1 301) 851 3300.  
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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