. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1709 
12 September 2007  
 (07-3802) 
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:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Table eggs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of Table Eggs 
from Regions where Exotic Newcastle Disease Exists (available in  English, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Insp ection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations regarding the importation of animal products in order to modify the requirements concerning the importation of e ggs (other than hatching eggs) from regions 
where exotic Newcastle disease (END) exists.  Th is action is necessary in order to provide a 
more efficient and effective te sting option for determining the END status of flocks producing 
eggs (other than hatching eggs) for export to the United States.  
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. 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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :  
13 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 155), Pages 45177-45181 (available in English) 
Available at Federal Register on-line via GPO Access website:  
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  12 October 2007 
Comments in general will be accepted at anyt ime after publication of the notice of filing; 
however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments that were 
received prior to publication of the final rule.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
For further information contact :  
Dr. Christopher Robinson, Senior Staff Vete rinarian, Technical Trade Services, National 
Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1231; +(1 301) 734-7837. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov