G/SPS/N/USA/2569  
 
30 July 2013  
(13-4101)  Page: 1/3  
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: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
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): Human food under the jurisdiction of the US Food and 
Drug Administration which excludes meat, poultry, and processed egg products. HS Codes: 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; 
ICS Codes: 65, 67 
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: Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers 
of Food for Humans and Animals, Proposed Rule  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 51 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-07-29/pdf/ 2013-17993.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/USA/13_3028_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to adopt 
regulations on foreign supplier verification programs (FSVPs) for importers of food for 
humans and animals. The proposed regulation s would require importers to help ensure 
that food imported into the United States is produced in compliance with processes and 
procedures, including reasonably appropriate risk-based preventive controls, that 
provide the same level of public health protection as those required under the hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls and standards for produce safety sections of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), is not adulterated, and is not 
misbranded with respect to food allergen labeling. FDA is proposing these regulations in 
accordance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The proposed regulations would help ensure that imported food is produced in a manner consistent 
with US requirements. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems 
(CAC/GL 47-2003) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2569 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act at " http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-
111publ353/pdf/PLAW-111publ353.pdf " (G/SPS/N/USA/2156) 
 Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive 
Controls for Human Food, Proposed Rule at " http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-
2013-01-16/pdf/2013-00125.pdf " (G/SPS/N/USA/2502) 
 Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Pa cking, and Holding of Produce for Human 
Consumption, Proposed Rule at " http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-
16/pdf/2013-00123.pdf " (G/SPS/N/USA/2503) (available in English) 
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 publication , 
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) : 26 November 2013 
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: You may submit comments on this proposed rule, 
identified by Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0143 an d/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 
0910-AG64, by any of the following method s, except that comments on information 
collection issues under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must be submitted to the 
O f f i c e  o f  R e g u l a t o r y  A f f a i r s ,  O f f i c e  o f  M a n a g e m e n t  a n d  B u d g e t  ( O M B )  ( s e e  t h e  
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 section of this document). 
I. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS Submit electronic comments in the following way: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
II. WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: 
Fax: +(301) 827 6870 Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, di sk, or CD-ROM submissions): 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 Agency name, Docket No. FDA-
2011-N-0143, and RIN 0910-AG64 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 I NFORMATION section of this document. 
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, 
go to http://www.regulations.gov  and insert the Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0143 into the 
Search box and follow the prompts, and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD  20852. G/SPS/N/USA/2569 
 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification 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  
The text is available at: 78 FR 45730 and " http://www.gpo.gov/fds ys/pkg/FR-2013-07-
29/pdf/2013-17993.pdf "