G/SPS/N/USA/2847  
 
18 April 2016  
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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: Food Safety and Inspection Service 
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): Raw poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Eligibility of Honduras To Export Poultry Products to 
the United States  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2016-04-13/html/2016-08478.htm  
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to 
add Honduras to the list of countries eligible to export poultry products to the United States. The FSIS review of Honduras' laws, regulations, and inspection system 
demonstrated that its poultry slaughter inspection system is equivalent to the system 
FSIS has established under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) and its implementing regulations. At this time, because Honduras advised FSIS that it intends to 
export raw poultry products, such as whole carcasses, to the United States, FSIS has 
only assessed Honduras' poultry slaughter establishments. Thus, should this proposed rule become final, Honduras would only be el igible to export raw poultry products to the 
United States. Should Honduras express interest in exporting processed poultry product, 
such as cooked or canned product, to the United States, they would need to request an equivalence determination. Honduras would be required to submit additional records for FSIS to review and conduct an audit as a ppropriate. Under this proposal, slaughtered 
poultry or parts thereof produced in certified Honduran establishments would be eligible 
for export to the United States. All such products would be subject to re-inspection at United States ports of entry by FSIS inspectors. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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)    G/SPS/N/USA/2847 
 
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  [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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2016 
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:  
FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be 
submitted by one of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments 
directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments. 
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Dock et Clerk, US Department of Agriculture, 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Docket  Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., 
Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency 
name and docket number FSIS-2015-0016. Comments received in response to this 
docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.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