G/SPS/N/USA/2955  
 
22 September 2017  
(17-5034) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 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)  
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): Poultry and poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Zimbabwe  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice: Addition of Zimbabwe to the List of Regions 
Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Docket No. APHIS –2017–0060) . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages:  
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2017-0060-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that we are adding Zimbabwe to the list of regions that the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian 
influenza (HPAI). This action follows APHIS' imposition of HPAI -related restrictions on 
avian commodities originating from or transiting Zimbabwe as a result of the confirmation 
of HPAI in Zimbabwe.  
Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 182, Thursday, 21 September 2017, Pages 44156 -44157.  
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? I f so, identify 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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/USA/2955  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from  date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[ ] 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 Javier Vargas, Import Risk Analyst, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 
River Road, Unit 38, R iverdale, MD 20737; +(301) 851 3300;  E-mail: 
Javier.Vargas@aphis.usda.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2017-0060-0001