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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1931/Add.1 
30 September 2009  
 (09-4588) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 24 Se ptember 2009, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of United States
. 
 
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Notice of Determination of the High Pathogenic Av ian Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Saxony, 
Germany (APHIS–2008–0121)  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is advising the public of our determ ination regarding the highly pathogenic avian 
influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 status of Saxony, Germany, following an outbreak in 2008.  Based 
on our assessment of the animal health status of Sa xony, Germany, which we made available to the 
public for review and comment through a previous no tice, the Administrator has determined that the 
importation of live birds, poultry carcasses, parts or products of poultry carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultry, game birds, a nd other birds from Saxony, Germany, presents a low 
risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United St ates.  This determination will be effective on 
8 October 2009.  
This notice can be found at:  Federal Register :  23 September 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183) 
Notices Page 48519.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2009 
FR Vol. 74, and search on "page 48519" (with quotation marks).  
 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publishe d in the Federal Register on 12 June 2009 (74 
FR 28008-28009, Docket No. APHI S–2008–0121), in which we announced  the availability for review 
and comment of an assessment of the animal hea lth status of Saxony, Germany, relative to highly 
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1.  In the assessment, titled "APHIS Evaluation of 
the Status of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 N1 (HPAI H5N1) in Saxony, Germany'' (February 
2009), we presented the results of our evaluation of the prevalence of HPAI H5N1 in domestic poultry 
in light of the actions taken by German animal h ealth authorities during and since the outbreak of 
HPAI H5N1 that occurred in Saxony in 2008.  Our assessment concluded that  Germany had adequate 
detection and control measures in place at the time  of the outbreak, that they have been able to 
effectively control and eradicate HP AI H5N1 in their domestic poultry populations at that time, and 
that German animal health authorities have control measures in place to rapidly identify, control, and 
eradicate the disease should it be reintroduced into Ge rmany in either wild birds or domestic poultry.  
We solicited comments on the notice for 30 days en ding on 13 July 2009.  We received no comments 
on our assessment by that date. G/SPS/N/USA/1931/Add.1 
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  This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [   ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  [   ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [ X ] Other:  Notice of Determination, effective 8 October 2009 
 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
 [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
For further information contact: Dr. Julia Punders on, Regionalization Eval uation Services Staff, 
National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHI S, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1231; +1 (301) 734-4356   
Text available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail :  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
 
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