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G/SPS/N/USA/2220/Rev.1/Add.1 
16 November 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 15 November 2011, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Final Rule:  Importation of Live Swine, Swine Se men, Pork, and Pork Products from Liechtenstein 
and Switzerland (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0093) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv ice is amending the regulations governing the 
importation of animals and animal products to a dd Liechtenstein and Switzerland to the region of 
Europe that we recognize as low risk for classical swine fever (CSF).  We are also adding Liechtenstein to the list of regions we consider free from swine vesicular disease (SVD) and to the list 
of regions considered free from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and rinderpest.  These actions will 
relieve some restrictions on the importation into the United States of certain animals and animal products from those regions, while continuing to prot ect against the introduction of CSF, SVD, FMD, 
and rinderpest into the United States. 
 This final rule is available in English at:  Federal Register:  10 November 2011 (Volume 76, 
Number 218) Notices Pages 70037-7 0040. To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 70037" in the 
search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice published on 19 May 2011, in the Federal Register (76 
FR 28910-28913, Docket No. APHIS-2009-0093) for a proposed rule to add Liechtenstein and Switzerland to the region of Europe that we recogni ze as low risk for CSF and to add Liechtenstein to 
the lists of regions we consider free from SVD and from FMD and rinderpest.  We solicited 
comments concerning our proposal and received three comments by that date, one from an individual and from two organizations representing pork producers. 
 This rule is effective 25 November 2011. 
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 scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    G/SPS/N/USA/2220/Rev.1/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 num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
For further information contact:  Dr. Kelly Rhode s, Regionalization Evaluation Services, Import, 
Sanitary Trade Issues Team, National Center fo r Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road 
Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737;  +1 (301) 734-4356  
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] 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 14, 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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