. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1168 
30 November 2005 
 (05-5680) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  US Department of Agriculture, F ood Safety and Inspection Service  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Processed poultry and poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
People's Republic of China  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Addition of the People's 
Republic of China To the List of Countries Eligible To Export Processed Poultry and 
Poultry Products to the United States; Proposed Rule (4 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to 
add the People's Republic of China to the list of countries eligible to export processed 
poultry and poultry products to the United St ates. Reviews of the People's Republic of 
China's laws, regulations, and other materi als show that its poultry processing system 
includes requirements equivalent to all provi sions in the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(PPIA) and its implementing regulations. FSI S is proposing to allow processed poultry 
products from the People's Republic of China to  be imported into the United States only if 
they are processed in certified establishmen ts in the People's Republic of China from 
poultry slaughtered in certified slaughter establishm ents in other countries eligible to export 
poultry to the United States. China is not currently  eligible to export poultry products to the 
United States that include birds that were slaughtered in China's domestic establishments. 
Under this proposed rule, all poultry products exported from the People's Republic of China 
to the United States will be subject to rein spection at the U.S. ports-of-entry by FSIS 
inspectors as required by law.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1168 
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
23 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 225), Pa ges 70746-70749. Available in English at: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fram e/FrameRedirect.asp?main =/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/05-
012P.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  23 January 2006 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, USDA  
[   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax 
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, a nd hand-or courier-delivered items: Send to 
Docket Clerk, U.S. Department  of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th 
Street, SW., Room 102 Cotton Annex, Washingt on, DC 20250.  Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
Go to http://www.regulations.gov .   
Follow the online instructions at that site  for submitting comments. Electronic mail:  
fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov . 
 All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket number 05-012P.  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-5683; Fax 202-690-0677; Email fstsd@usda.gov