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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1146 
31 October 2005 
 (05-5034) 
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:  Department of Agriculture-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):  Meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
Partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of Meat 
That Originates in an FMD Region and Is Cu red or Cooked in Another Region; Proposed 
Rule (Available in English;  12 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the animal and animal product import re gulations by adding provisions for the 
importation of cured and cooked shelfstable me at derived from ruminants or swine that 
originates in a region where rinderpest or foot and mouth exists if the meat is cured or 
cooked in another region.  This action w ould provide for the importation of those 
commodities while continuing to protect the US ruminant and swine population against incursions of rinderpest and 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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] 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: 
25 October 2005 (Volume 70, Number 205) [Pages 61578-61580] http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-
21306.htm  or http://www.aphis.usda.gov /ppd/rad/webrepor.html  
Available in English  G/SPS/N/USA/1146 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA  
12. Final date for comments:  27 December 2005, please refer to Docket 02-083-1  
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  and, in the "Search for Open 
Regulations'' box, select "Animal and Plant H ealth Inspection Service'' from the agency 
drop-down menu, then click on "Submit.''  In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-2005-0087 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials 
available electronically.  
 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 02-083-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 02-083-1.  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov