WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/104
8December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4857)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: United States
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofAgriculture, Food Safety andInspection Service
(104)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Poultry
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Addition ofMexico totheListof
Countries eligible toExport Poultry Products intotheUnited States (available in
English -3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheFood Safety andInspection Service (FSIS) isproposing to
addMexico tothelistofcountries eligible toexport poultry products intothe
United States. Reviews ofMexico 'slaws, regulations, andother materials show that
itspoultry processing system meets requirements equivalent toallprovisions inthe
Poultry Products Inspection Act(PPIA) anditsimplementing regulations. Only poultry
products thathavebeenslaughtered infederally inspected establishments inthe
United States orinestablishments inother countries eligible toexport poultry tothe
United States andhavethenbeenprocessed incertified Mexican establishments would
bepermitted tobeimported intotheUnited States. Allpoultry products exported from
Mexico totheUnited States must bereinspected attheUSports-of-entry byFSIS
inspectors.
6. Objective andrationale: Thisaction would enable certified poultry processing
establishments inMexico toexport processed poultry products intotheUnited States.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 62FR63284,
28November 1997; 9CFR Part381
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon publication of
thefinalruleintheFederal Register
11. Final date forcomments: 27January 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Food Safety andInspection
Service, USDA
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
United States SPSEnquiry Point:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 7202239
Fax: (202) 6900677
E-mail: wilsonc@fas.usda.gov