. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1072 
18 May 2005 
 (05-2008) 
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:   U.S. Department of Agriculture , Food Safety and Inspection Service 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Meat (beef, pork, and lamb) products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Addition of Chile to the 
List of Countries Eligible to Export Meat and Meat Products to  the United States;  Proposed 
Rule 
6. Description of content:  The Food Safety and Inspection Serv ice (FSIS) is proposing to add 
Chile to the list of countries e ligible to export meat and meat products to the United States.  
Reviews of Chile’s laws and regulations, and an  audit of its meat inspection system, show 
that its system and requireme nts are equivalent to all pr ovisions in the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (FMIA) and its implementing regulations.   
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:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
10 May 2005 (Volume 70, Number 89), Pages 24485-24488.  Available in English at: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPD E/rdad/FRPubs/02-019P.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/1072 
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 12. Final date for comments:  11 July 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA 
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and 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, Washington, DC 20250. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
. 
Follow the online instructions at that site for submitting comments. 
All submissions received must include th e Agency name and docket number 02-019P 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority; USDA/FAS/FSTSD;  ATTN:  Julie 
Morin; Room 5545 South Agriculture Building, Stop 1027; 1400 Independence Avenue, 
S.W., Washington, D.C., 20250; Tel:  (202) 720-4051.