RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/21
6March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0800)
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 (21)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Porkandpork
products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Porkandporkproducts from
Mexico transiting theUnited States (2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thisisaproposal toallow fresh, chilled, andfrozen porkand
porkproducts from theMexican stateofYucatan totransit theUnited States, under
certain conditions, forexport toanother country. Currently, weallow suchporkand
porkproducts from theMexican stateofSonora andChihuahua totransit theUnited
States forexport. Otherwise, fresh, chilled, orfrozen porkandporkproducts are
prohibited movement intotheUnited States from Mexico because ofhogcholera in
Mexico. Yucatan, likeSonora andChihuahua, appears tobealowriskareaforhog
cholera, andwebelieve thatfresh, chilled andfrozen porkandporkproducts from
Yucatan could transit theUnited States withminimal riskofintroducing hogcholera.
6. Objective andrationale: Tofacilitate trade
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: 61FR6955, 23February 1996; 9CFR Part94
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon
publication ofthefinalruleintheFederal Register.
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10. Final date forcomments: 23April 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: United States SPSEnquiry Point:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax(202) 690-0677