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ORGANIZATION
(96-1366)
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): Horses
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Importation ofHorses (2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Under 9CFR Part92.314 horses imported intotheUnited
States must beaccompanied byahealth certificate. Thehealth certificate must contain
certain information toensure thatthehorses intended forimportation intotheUnited
States arefreefrom communicable disease. TheAgency proposes toamend thehorse
importation regulations toaddvesicular stomatitis tothelistofdiseases from which a
premises, andadjoining premises, must befreebefore ahorse from thatpremises can
beimported intotheUnited States. Thisaction appears necessary toprevent the
introduction ofvesicular stomatitis intotheUnited States.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: TheInternational Office ofEpizootics hasstandards forvesicular
stomatitis. Thisproposed USregulation doesnotexceed those standards.
8. Relevant documents: 61FR14268, 1April 1996; 9CFR Part92
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon
publication ofthefinalruleintheFederal Register.
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10. Final date forcomments: 31May1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677