G/SPS/N/USA/2932  
 
10 July 2017  
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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  
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): Live poultry and poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Japan  
5. Title of the notified document: Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
and Newcastle Disease Status of Japan (Docket #APHIS -2016-0053-0001). 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2016-0053-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that it is proposing to recognize Japan as being free of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease. This proposed recognition is based on 
a risk evaluation APHIS has prepared in connection wit h this action, which APHIS is 
making available for review and comment.  
Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 125, Friday, 30 June  2017, Pages 29822 -29833.  
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 international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or relate d 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 standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/USA/2932  
 
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  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 p ublication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 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 body:  
Dr Kelly Rhodes, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National 
Import Export Services, VS, APH IS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 
20737 -1231; E -mail: Kelly.Rhodes@aphis.usda.gov; Tel: +(301) 851 3315  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if  available) of other body: