G/SPS/N/USA/3020  
 
12 September 2018  
(18-5615) 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 Inspection Service (APHIS)  
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): Cattle, beef, and beef products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to  the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Croatia, Poland, United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice: Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  [Docket No. APHIS -2018-0012] . Language(s): 
English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0012-0003 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public of its decision to concur with the World Organization for Animal 
Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for four 
regions: Croatia, Poland, Northe rn Ireland, and Scotland. The OIE recognizes these 
regions as being of negligible risk for BSE. APHIS is  taking this action based on its review 
of information supporting the OIE's risk  designations for these regions. [Federal Register 
Vol. 83, No. 170, Fri day, 31 August 2018, Pg. 44562]  
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 intern ational standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial Code , Chapter 11.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/USA/3020  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Dr Rebecca Gordon, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, 
National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, 
NC 27606; +(919) 855 7741  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax  number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0012-0003