G/SPS/N/USA/2733
10 February 2015 
(15-0855)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Swine 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Croatia  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Classical 
Swine Fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Swine Vesicular Disease, and Rinderpest Status of Croatia (Docket No. APHIS-2014-0042)  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 2 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2014-0042-0001  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Inspection Service is advising the public 
that we determined that the Republic of Croa tia is free of foot-and-mouth disease, swine 
vesicular disease, and rinderpest and is low risk for classical swine fever. We are making our determinations, as well as an evaluation we have prepared in connection with this 
action, available for review and comment. 
Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 22, Tuesday, 3 February 2015, pages 5728-5729. 
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 st andard? If 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/2733 
 
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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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : We will consider all comments that we receive on 
or before 6 April 2015. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to http://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS
-2014-0042  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2014-0042, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0042  
For further information contact 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 +(1 919) 855 7731; E-mail: 
Donald.B.Link@aphis.usda.gov 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Auth ority, 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