. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1489 
16 January 2007 
 (07-0183) 
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 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):   Uncooked pork and pork products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice:  Importation of 
Uncooked Pork and Pork Products (A vailable in English;  5 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations for importing animal products to allow the importation of uncooked 
pork and pork products from regions where cl assical swine fever (CSF) is considered to 
exist if the uncooked pork and pork products or iginate in a region free of CSF and meet 
certain other conditions with respect to pro cessing and shipping.  This action would remove 
some restrictions on the importation of uncooked pork and pork pr oducts from regions 
where CSF is considered to exist while conti nuing to protect against an incursion of CSF 
into 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:  [Federal Register: 
5 January 2007 (Volume 72, Number 3)] [Page 471-475].  Available in English. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E6-
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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:  5 March 2007.  Comme nts in general will be accepted at 
anytime after publication of the notice of filing.  However, if a final rule is promulgated, it 
will address only those comments that were receive d 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:   
Submit written or electronic comments by any of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov   Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Regul atory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 
• Instructions:  All submissions received mu st include the agency name and Docket 
Number APHIS-2006-0121 for this rulemaking.  
For further information contact:  Dr. Masoud A. Malik, Senior Staff  Veterinarian, Technical 
Trade Services, National Center for Import and Export, VS,APHIS, 4700 River Rd., Unit 40, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-3277.  
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:  United 
States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov