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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1829/Add.1 
29 July 2008 
 (08-3619) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 26 July 2008, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Notice:  Determination of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Denmark 
and France (APHIS–2008–0012)  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture has determined that the importation of live birds, poultry carcasses, parts or products of 
pultry carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching eggs ) of poultry, game birds, and other birds from 
either Denmark or France presents a low risk of  introducing high pathog enicity avian influenza 
(HPAI) subtype H5N1 into the United States.  
 The effective date of the notice is 5 August 2008. 
  On 27 March 2008, APHIS published in the Fe deral Register (73 FR 16245-16246, Docket 
No. APHIS–2008–0012) a notice that announced th e availability for review and comment of 
assessments of the animal health status of Denmark and France relative to high pathogenicity avian 
influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1.  In  the assessments, titled "APHIS Analysis of the Status of High 
Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1 in Denmark"  (December 2007) and "APHIS Analysis of the 
Status of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5 N1 in France" (December 2007), APHIS presented 
the results of its evaluation of the prevalence of HP AI H5N1 in domestic poultry in the two countries 
in light of the actions taken by Danish and Fren ch animal health author ities during and since the 
outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 that occurred in those tw o regions in 2006.  The assessments concluded that 
both Denmark and France had adequa te detection and control measures in place at the time of the 
outbreak, that they have been able to effectively control and eradicate HPAI H5N1 in their domestic 
poultry populations since that time, and that both Da nish and French animal health authorities have 
control measures in place to rapidly identify, control, and eradicate the disease should it be 
reintroduced into Denmark or France in either wild birds or domestic poultry. 
 
We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 30 days ending 28 April 2008.  We 
received one comment by that date, from the chief veterinary officer of Denmark.  The commenter 
agreed with our findings, but suggested sever al nonsubstantive changes to our assessment of 
Denmark.  We concur with the points raised by the commenter, and have updated the assessment 
accordingly.  The updated assessment may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site. 
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   The notice was published in the Federal Regi ster:  21 July 2008 (Volume 73, Number 140) 
Rules and Regulations Pages 42313-42313 (availabl e in English).  To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type "page 42313" in search 
box with quotation marks included.  
 For more information, you may contact Dr . Julia Punderson, Regionalization Evaluation 
Services-Import, Sanitary Trade Issues Team, na tional Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 
4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, +(301) 734 4356.  
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Sta ndards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, 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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