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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1071 
17 May 2005 
 (05-1997) 
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). 
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):  Importation of poultry carcasse s, part or products of p oultry carcasses, and eggs 
(other than hatching eggs) of poultry, games or other birds from Denmark. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Denmark  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Availability of a Risk 
Analysis Evaluating the Exotic Newcastle Disease Status of Denmark. Federal Register:  5 May 2005 (Volume 70, Number 86)[Pages 23809-23810];  Available 
in English. 
6. Description of content:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising 
the public that a risk analysis has been prepar ed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service concerning the exotic Newcastle disease status of Denmark, and the related disease 
risks associated with importing poultry carc asses, parts or products  of poultry carcasses, 
and eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultr y, game, or other birds from Denmark.  This 
evaluation will be used as a basis for determini ng whether to relieve certain restrictions on 
the importation of those articles into the United States from Denmark.  APHIS is making 
this evaluation available to the public for review and comment. 
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:  Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Undetermined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Undetermined. G/SPS/N/USA/1071 
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 12. Final date for comments:   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Comments will be accepted until 5 July 2005 
ADDRESSES:  You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
 
EDOCKET:  Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket
 to submit or view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of th e official public docket, and to access those 
documents in the public docket that are av ailable electronically. Once you have entered 
EDOCKET, click on the "View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this document. 
 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send f our copies of your comment (an original 
and three copies) to Docket No. 02-089-2, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD  20737-1238.  Please 
state that your comment refers to Docket No. 02-089-2. 
 
Other Information: You may view APHIS docum ents published in the Federal Register and 
related information on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie 
Morin, Acting U.S. SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:  (202) 690-0677, E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov