G/SPS/N/USA/2954/Add.1  
 
19 April 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 19 April 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United States of America . 
 
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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Component Country Implementation  
Through this addendum notification , FSIS is sharing with Member countries copies of the 
forthcoming revised FSIS Form 9060 -5 export certificate series that FSIS will issue for  all countries 
beginning on 29 June  2018.  FSIS has made limited revisions to the 9060 -5 series to better align 
with commonly accepted international guidance and to ensure importing country requirements are 
met. The revised export certificate series will be  implemented with the initial launch of the Public 
Health Information System (PHIS) export component, FSIS' electronic applic ation and certification 
system. The FSIS Form 9060 -5 export certificate series includes:  (1) 9060-5 (meat/poultry export 
certificat e); (2) 9060 -5S (Siluriforme s fish export certificate); (3)  9060-5A (product continuation 
page); and (4) 9060 -5B (remarks continuation page), a new addendum to provide more space for 
additional attestations, when req uired by the importing country. Samples of these revised export 
certificates are provided with this addendum notification. FSIS is also providing further instructions 
on how Central Competant Authority (CCA) officials can access USDA internet -based applications 
that are important for facilitatin g trade with the United States.  
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/USA/18_2130_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/USA/18_2130_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/USA/18_2130_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/USA/18_2130_04_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/USA/18_2130_05_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] 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  
[X] Other: Update on PHIS Export Component Country Implementation . 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, suc h as extension of originally 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 
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  Agency or authority d esignated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
USDA, FSIS, Office of the Administrator, Office  of International Coordination;  Tel: + (1 202) 708  
9543; Fax: + (1 202) 690  3856; E-mail: InternationalCoordination@fsis.usda.gov  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
  
 
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