. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2174 
14 March 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh (chilled or frozen) ovine meat 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule: Importation of Ovine Meat From 
Uruguay (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0085)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations governing the importation of certain animals, meat, and other animal 
products to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) 
ovine meat from Uruguay.  Based on the evid ence in a risk assessme nt that we have 
prepared, we believe that fresh (chilled or frozen) ovine meat can safely be imported from 
Uruguay provided certain conditions are me t.  These actions would provide for the 
importation of ovine meat from Uruguay into the United States, while continuing to protect 
the United States against the introd uction of foot-and-mouth disease. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/USA/2174 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register: 24 February 2011 (Volume 76,  Number 37), Notices Pages 10266-10269. 
Available online in English at:  " http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-02-24/html/2011-
4138.htm " 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 April 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  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/  and search on the 
docket number (APHIS-2008-0043) 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-2008-0043, 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-2008-0043 
For further information contact:  Mr. Donald  Link, Import Risk Analyst, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606;  +1 (919) 855-7730 
13. Texts 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, USDA Fore ign 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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov