. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1829 
18 June 2008  
 (08-2883) 
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):  Animals and animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Denmark and France 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of 
Assessments of the Highly Pat hogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Denmark 
and France (Docket No:  APHIS-2008-0012) (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency has prepared assessments of the animal health status of Denmark and France relative to the H5N1 subtype of highl y pathogenic avian infl uenza (HPAI), following 
single outbreaks of HPAI subtype H5N1 in domes tic poultry in each of those countries.  The 
assessments present our evaluati on of the HPAI H5N1 detecti on, control, and eradication 
measures in place in Denmark and France at the time of the outbreaks and of the actions taken by each country in response to the outbreaks, as  well as our assessment of the present status of 
each country with respect to HPAI subtype H5N1.  We are making these risk assessments 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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
27 March 2008 (Volume 73, Number 60), Pages 16245-16246; available in English. 
Full text and additional information:  Go to http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html , 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type 16245 in search box. G/SPS/N/USA/1829 
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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:  28 April 2008 
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: 
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to  
http://www.regulations.gov/f dmspublic/component/main?mai n=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-
2008-0012  to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials 
available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS–2008–0012, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale,  MD 20737–1238.  Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0012. 
For further information contact:  Dr. Julia Punderson, Regionalization Evaluation Services-Import, Sanitary Trade Issues 
Team, National Center for Import and E xport, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, 
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, tel. +1 301 734–4356. 
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;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov