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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/648
28 October 2002
(02-5904)
Committee on Sanitary and 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, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service - APHIS
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Poultry and poultry products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Mexico
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Add Yucatan Peninsula
to the List of Regions Considered Free of Exotic Newcastle Disease (available in English, six
pages)
6. Description of content:   APHIS is amending the regulati ons by adding the Mexican States
of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and the Yucatan to the list of regions considered free of exotic
Newcastle disease.  We have conducted a risk evaluation and have determined that these
three Yucatan Peninsula States have met our re quirements for being recognized as free of this
disease.  This proposed action would allow im portation into the United States, poultry and
poultry products from these regions and would e liminate restrictions that no longer appear
necessary.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  OIE standard 2.1.15.1
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  9 CFR Part 94
Volume 67 Number 204;  http://www.access.g po.gov/su__docs/aces/aces140/html
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be agreed
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be agreedG/SPS/N/USA/648
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12. Final date for comments:   23 December 2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Anna Sheinberg
USDA/APHIS
Room 1132
South Building
Washington, DC 20250
Fax:  202-690-2861
E-mail:  Anna.Sheinberg@aphis.usda.gov
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point / Notification Point
Mr. William Janis
US Department of Agriculture
Stop 1027
Washington, DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-9047Fax:  (202) 720-0677
E-mail:  William.janis2@usda.gov