. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1520 
16 April 2007 
 (07-1518) 
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:  US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service 
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):   Poultry and poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Chile 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Eligibility of Chile To 
Export Poultry and Poultry Products to the United States; Proposed Rule (available in English;  4 pages) 
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to add 
Chile to the list of countries eligible to export poultry and poultry products to the United 
States.  Reviews by FSIS of Chile's laws, re gulations, and inspection implementation show 
that its poultry inspection system requirements ar e equivalent to the relevant provisions of 
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) a nd its implementing regul ations.  Under this 
proposal, poultry and poultry products processed in certified Chilean establishments may be 
exported to the United States.  All such products  will be subject to re-inspection at United 
States ports-of-entry by FSIS inspectors. 
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:  
26 February 2007 (Volume 72, Number 37), Pa ges 8293-8296. Available in English at:  
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Frame/FrameRedir ect.asp?main=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPD
E/rdad/FRPubs/2006-0030.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined G/SPS/N/USA/1520 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined 
12. Final date for comments:  27 April 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: Food Safety and Inspection Service 
[   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax 
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, a nd hand-or courier- delivered items:  Send to 
Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agricultu re, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 300 
12th Street, SW., Room 102 Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250. Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to t ype short comments directly into the comment 
field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov . 
Follow the online instructions at that site for submitting comments.  Electronic mail: 
fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov
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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 Divi sion, Washington, D.C., 20250.  Tel:  (202) 
690-2937; Fax (202) 690-0677