. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2247 
25 July 2011  
 (11-3764) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 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):  Live birds and poultry, poultry meat, and poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule: Importation of Live Birds and Poultry, 
Poultry Meat, and Poultry Products From a Region in the European Union (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0094)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2009-0094-0001  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations governing the importa tion of animals and animal products by 
recognizing 25 member States of the European Union as the APHIS-defined European Union poultry trade region and adding it to the list of regions we consider to be free of 
Newcastle disease.  We are taking this action b ased on a risk evaluation that we prepared in 
which we determined that the proposed regi on meets our requirements for being considered 
free of Newcastle disease.  We also determined that the region meets our requirements for 
being considered free of highly pathogenic avia n influenza.  In addition, we are proposing 
to establish requirements governing the importation of live birds and poultry, including hatching eggs, and poultry meat and products  from the APHIS-defined European Union 
poultry trade region, and to update avian disease terms and definitions.  These actions 
would facilitate the importation of live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products, 
from the APHIS-defined European Union pou ltry trade region while protecting the United 
States from communicable avian diseases. 
Federal Register:  19 July 2011 (Volume 76, Number 138), Notices Pages 42595-42602 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2247 
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  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 
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:      
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) :  19 September 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-2009-0094) 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-2009-0094, Regulatory Analysis and Deve lopment, 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-2009-0094. 
For further information contact:  Mr. Javier Vargas, Case Manager, National Center for 
Import and Export, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;  +1 (301) 734-4356. 
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