G/SPS/N/USA/3167  
 
24 April 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  
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):  Swine and pork products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All tradi ng partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Indonesia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Addition of Indonesia to the List of Regions Affected 
With African Swine Fever [Docket No. APHIS -2020-0013] . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2020-0013-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is  advising the public that it has  added Indonesia to the 
list of regions th at it considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF). APHIS has  
taken this action because of confirmation of ASF in Indonesia.  (Federal Register Vol. 85, 
No. 75, Friday, 17 April 2020, pp 21386 -21387)  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and lan guage(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/USA/3167  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 December 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National No tification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Dr. John Grabau, Regionalization Evaluation Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 
Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606. Phone: (919) 855 -7738; 
email:  John.H.Grabau@usda.gov   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) o f other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2020-0013-0001 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Interna tional Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; 
E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov