G/SPS/N/USA/2949  
 
11 August 2017  
(17-4349) 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 Insp ection Service (APHIS) of the 
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)  
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): Swine, pork, and pork products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Classical 
Swine Fever Status of Mexico (Docket # APHIS -2016-0038).  Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 2 
https://www.federalregister.gov/document s/2017/08/08/2017 -16675/notice -of-
availability -of-an-evaluation -of-the-classical -swine -fever-status -of-mexico  
6. Description of content: APHIS is advising the public that it is  proposing to recognize 
Mexico as free of classical swine fever, subject to co nditions in the regulations governing 
the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions into the 
United States. APHIS is  proposing this action based on a risk evaluation that it has 
prepared in connection with this action and that  it is making available to the public for 
review and comment.  
Federal Register Vol. 82, No 151, Tuesday, 8 August 2017, pg. 37043 -37044  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pl ant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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 st andard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2949  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
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: [X]  Sixty days from the  date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 October 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other b ody:  
Dr Chip Wells, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National 
Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, USDA, 4700 Riv er Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, 
MD 20737 -1231; Chip.J.Wells@aphis.usda.gov; +(301) 851 3317  
13. Text(s)  available f rom: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/08/2017 -16675/notice -of-
availability -of-an-evaluation -of-the-classical -swine -fever-status -of-mexico