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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1867/Add.1 
27 March 2009  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 23 March 2009, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle - Final Rule
 
 
This is to notify that the Food Safety and In spection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal 
meat inspection regulations to require that all ca ttle that are non-ambulatory disabled at an official 
establishment, including those that become non-ambulatory disabled after passing ante-mortem 
inspection, be condemned and disposed of properly.  In addition, this rule requires that establishments 
notify FSIS inspection personnel when cattle become  non-ambulatory disabled after passing ante-
mortem inspection.  FSIS is taking this action to be tter ensure effective implementation of inspection 
and humane handling requirements at official estab lishments.  Countries that are eligible to export 
beef products to the United States must implemen t these new procedures or equivalent measures. 
 
This final rule is intended to ensure more e ffective and efficient implementation of inspection 
procedures and improve compliance with humane ha ndling requirements.  This action will provide 
efficiencies to food safety inspection by re moving the regulatory provision that permits 
establishments to seek re-inspec tion to determine whether certain non-ambulatory cattle can be tagged 
as "US Suspect" if those cattle become non-ambulatory disabled after passing ante-mortem 
inspection. 
 
The effective date is 17 April 2009. 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [ X ] 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 
 [   ] Other:  Final Rule  G/SPS/N/USA/1867/Add.1 
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  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) :  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. Daniel Engeljohn, Deput y Assistant Administrator, Office of  Policy and Program Development, 
FSIS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Inde pendence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700;  
Tel:  +(202) 205- 0495   Text available from:  [   ] National  Notification Authority, [   ] Na tional Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
This text of this final rule can be found in the Federal Register:  [Feder al Register:  18 March 2009 
(Volume 74, Number 51)] [Rules a nd Regulations] [Pages 11463-11466];  
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oppde/r dad/FRPubs/2008-0022F.pdf  
 
This final rule was published subsequent to a propo sed rule in the Federal Register on:  29 August 
2008 (Volume 73, Number 169)][Proposed Rules][Pages 50889-50892] and can be found on the following URL:  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPD E/rdad/FRPubs/2008-0022.htm
 
 
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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