WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/78
29April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1863)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofAgriculture, Animal andPlant Health Inspection
Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Animal
products andby-products from ruminants
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Change indisease status ofthe
Netherlands because ofBSE(2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheAnimal andPlant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
amending theirregulations byadding theNetherlands tothelistofcountries where
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) exists because thedisease hasbeendetected
inacowinthatcountry. Theeffect ofthisaction istoprohibit orrestrict the
importation ofcertain fresh, chilled andfrozen meat, andcertain other animal products
andanimal by-products from ruminants which havebeenintheNetherlands. This
action isnecessary toreduce theriskthatBSEcould beintroduced intotheUnited
States.
6. Objective andrationale: Human andanimal health
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: 62FR18263,
15April 1997; 9CFR Part94
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 10April 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 10April 1997
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11. Final date forcomments: 16June1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Animal andPlant Health Inspection
Service, USDA
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
United States SPSEnquiry Point
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 7202239
Fax: (202) 6900677
E-mail address: Wilsonc@fas.usda.gov