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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/962 
3 September 2004 
 (04-3678) 
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-An imal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service - APHIS 
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):  Various 
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:   International Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Standard Setting Activities (available in English, 7 pages), www.aphis.usda/ppd/ rad/webrepor.html
 or 
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getd oc.cgi?dbname=2004_regis ter&docid=fr19au04-
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6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)is 
informing the public of international standa rd-setting activities of the World Organization 
for Animal Health, the Secretariat of the Inte rnational Plant Protection Convention, and the 
North American Plant Protection Organization,  and APHIS is soliciting public comment on 
the standards to be considered.  APHIS pub lishes an annual notice of OIE, IPPC, and 
NAPPO activities. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] 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:   English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be announced 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be announced G/SPS/N/USA/962 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Please refer all comments to Docket No. 04-058-1 
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:    
Julie Morin 
United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer 
Food Safety & Technical Services Division USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Tel: 202 720 4051 Fax: 202 690 0677 
Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Julie Morin 
United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer Food Safety & Technical Services Division USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Tel: 202 720 4051 
Fax: 202 690 0677 
Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov
 
  