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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/744
17 June 2003
(03-3194)
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:   Animal Plant Health Inspections 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):  Cattle
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:  Cattle from Mexico,
English, PP. 33028-33030, Volume 68, Number 106, 9 CFR, Part 93,
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
6. Description of content:  APHIS is proposing to amend the animal importation regulations to
prohibit the importation of Holstein cross st eers and Holstein cross spayed heifers from
Mexico.  The regulations currently prohibit th e importation of Holstein steers and Holestein
spayed heifers from Mexico due to the high inci dence of tuberculosis in that breed, but do not
place any special restrictions on the importation of Holstein cross steers and Holstein cross
spayed heifers from Mexico.  Given that the inci dence of tuberculosis in Holstein cross cattle
and Holstein cross steers is comparable to the incidence of tuberculosis in Holstein steers and
Holstein spayed heifers, this action is necessary  to protect the health of domestic livestock in
the United States.
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:  Chapter 2.3.3
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/744
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12. Final date for comments:  4 August 2003.  Please refer comments to Docket 001-113-1
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3c71, 4700 River Road Unit
118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
William Janis, Room 5545 South Agriculture Building, Stop 1027, 1400 Independence Ave.
S.W., Washington DC 20250, Phone 202 720 9047, Fax: 202 690 0677, E-mail:
FSTSD@FAS.USDA.GOV.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
William Janis, Room 5545 South Agriculture Building, Stop 1027, 1400 Independence Ave.
S.W., Washington DC 20250, Phone 202 720 9047, Fax: 202 690 0677, E-mail:FSTSD@FAS.USDA.GOV.