WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/388/Add.1
29 August 2002
(02-4628)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 21 August 2002, has been received from the
United States.
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Marking requirements for and prohibitions on the re-importation of imported food products that have
been refused admission into the United States;  withdrawal
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal of two proposed
rules.  One proposed rule, which appeared in the Federal Register on 24 November 1998 (notnotified), would have established reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain products that
are imported into the United States for further processing or incorporation into products that are then
exported.  The second proposed rule, which appeared in the Federal Register on 22 January 2001
(notified as G/SPS/N/USA/ 388), would have established requirements for marking imported food that
has been refused entry into the United States for safety reasons.  FDA is withdrawing these proposed
rules due to recent changes in Federal law.
The proposed rules are withdrawn 21 August 2002.
The full text of this withdrawal addendum is available from the address below.United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov
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