WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.333
15 July 1999
(99-2933)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Food and Drug Administration (23)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Animal drugs used in animal feed
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Animal Drug
Availability Act;  Veterinary Feed Directive (7 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Administration is proposing to amend the animal drug
regulations to implement the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) drugs section of the Animal
Drug Availability Act.  A VFD drug is intended for use in animal feeds, and such use of theVFD drug is permitted only under the professional supervision of licensed veterinarian.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish the requirements relating to the distribution and use of veterinary feed directive
drugs and animal feeds containing veterinary feed directive drugs.
8. Relevant documents:   64 FR 35966, 2 July 1999;  21 CFR Parts 510, 514, and 558.
Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The text is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html