. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1912 
3 April 2009  
 (09-1663) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
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):  Meat and meat products, and other animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Republic of Korea  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule:  Change in Disease Status of the Republic 
of Korea with Regard to Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Rinderpest (Docket No. APHIS-
2008-0147)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations to add the Republic of Kor ea to the list of regions that are considered 
free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).  We are taking this action because we have conducted an evaluation and determined  that the Republic of Korea is free of 
rinderpest and FMD.  We are also proposing to add the Republic of Korea to the list of 
regions that are subject to certain import rest rictions on meat and meat products because of 
their proximity to or trading relationships with rinderpest- or FMD-affected countries.  These actions would update the disease status of the Republic of Korea with regard to 
rinderpest and FMD while continuing to protect the United States from an introduction of those diseases by providing additional require ments for meat and other animal products 
imported into the United States from the Republic of Korea. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     G/SPS/N/USA/1912 
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   [   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ X ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register:  30 March 2009 (Volume 74, Nu mber 59), Notices Pages 14093-14097.  
Available online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-7013.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  29 May 2009 
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:    
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://www.regulations.gov/
 and search on the 
Docket No. APHIS–2008-0147 to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. 
 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS–2008–0147, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.  Please state that 
your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0147. 
 For further information contact: Dr. Julia Punderson, Senior Staff Veterina rian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, 
National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231;  +1 (301) 734-4356 
13. Texts 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, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards 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