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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/690/Add.10 
13 May 2009  
 (09-2341) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 8 May 2009, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States
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Prior Notice Final Rule Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 110.310—"Prior Notice of Imported Food 
Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrori sm Preparedness and  Response Act of 2002" (Docket 
No. FDA-2007-D-0487) (formerly Docket No. 20070-0260)  
 
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is  announcing the availability of a Compliance 
Policy Guide (CPG) entitled "Sec. 110.310 Prior Noti ce of Imported Food Under the Public Health 
Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002".  The CPG provides written 
guidance to FDA's and US Customs and Border Pr otection's (CBP's) staff on enforcement of the 
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Prepar edness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism 
Act) and the agency's implementing regulations, which require prior notice for food imported or 
offered for import into the United States.  The guidance document can be found at 
http://www.fda.gov/ora under "Compliance References".  
The complete text of the notice contained in the Federal Register (FR), 74 FR 20955 
(available in English) can be found in the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/E9-10556.pdf
 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [   ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
 [   ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [ X ] Other:  Notice of availability for a guidance document 
 Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e 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) :  Comments will be accepted at any time. 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
Submit written comments concerning the guidance do cument to the Division of Dockets Management 
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Submit electronic comments on the guidance  document to http://www.regulations.gov  
 
Text 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 Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail :  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
 
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