G/SPS/N/USA/2569/Add.2  
 
3 October 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 30 Septem ber 2014, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals; Proposed 
Rule; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revising  certain provisions of the proposed rule, issued 
in July 2013, on foreign supplier verification prog rams (FSVPs) for importers of food for humans 
and animals. We are primarily revising the propos ed requirements concerning compliance status 
review of food and foreign suppliers, hazard analysis, and supplier verification activities. We are 
taking this action in response to the extensive public input we have received regarding these provisions and in coordination with revisions we are concurrently making to the proposed rule on 
current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) and hazard analysis and risk-based preventive 
controls for human food. We are seeking public comment on the revised proposed FSVP regulations. We are reopening the comment period on the proposed rule only with respect to the 
specific provisions identified in this Federal Register document. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/USA/14_4339_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] 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 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally 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 
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2014 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
You may submit comments by any of the following methods, except that comments on information 
collection issues under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must be submitted to the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Bu dget (OMB) (see the ''Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995'' section of this document). G/SPS/N/USA/2569/Add.2 
 
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  Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. 
Written Submissions 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submission s): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: 
All submissions received must include the Docket  No. (FDA-2011-N-0143) for this rulemaking. All 
comments received may be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any 
personal information provided. For additional information on submitting comments, see the 
''Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, 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 
 Text available in the Federal Register at Vol. 79, No. 188, Page 58574 or at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-09-29/pdf/ 2014-22448.pdf   
 
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