. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1117 
30 September 2005 
 (05-4354) 
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:  US 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):  Poultry and poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Argentina 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Add Argentina to the list 
of regions considered free of Exotic Newcastle Disease, Federal Register , Volume 70 
Number 173 pp. 49200-49207 .  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ ppd/rad/webrepor.html  
6. Description of content:   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the regulations by adding Ar gentina to the list of regions considered 
free of Exotic Newcastle Disease.  APHIS has conducted a risk evaluation and has 
determined that Argentina has met its require ments for being recognized as free of this 
disease.  This proposed action would eliminate certain restrictions on the importation into the United States of poultry and poultry products from Argentina.  APHIS would also add Argentina to the list of regions that, although declared free of exotic  Newcastle disease, 
must provide an additional certification to c onfirm that any poultry or poultry products 
offered for importation into the United States orig inate in a region free of exotic Newcastle 
disease and that prior to importation into the United States, such poultry and poultry 
products were not commingled with poultry or poultry products from regions where Exotic 
Newcastle Disease exists. 
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: 
[ X ] 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:  Article 6 of the OIE Requirements in relation to 
Imports  G/SPS/N/USA/1117 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  24 October 2005, please refer to Docket 04-083-1 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States  SPS Notification Authority Offi cer, Food Safety and Technical 
Services Division, USDA/ Foreign Agricultural Service.  Tel:  202 720-1301;  Fax:  202 690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.udsda.gov  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification 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;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov