WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/454/Add.1
14 December 2001
(01-6335)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 11 December 2001, has been received from the
United States.
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Change in Disease Status of the Republic of San Marino and the Independent Principalities of
Andorra and Monaco
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,  USDA is adopting as a final rule, without
change, an interim rule (notified as G/SPS/N/USA/ 454) that amended the regulations by adding the
Republic of San Marino and the independent principalities of Andorra and Monaco to the list of
regions that present an undue risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United
States because their import requirements are less restrictive than those required for import into the
United States and/or because of inadequate surveillance.  The interim rule placed restrictions on the
importation of ruminants that have been in Andorr a, Monaco, or San Marino and meat, meat products,
and certain other products of ruminants that have been in Andorra, Monaco, or San Marino.  The
interim rule was necessary in order to prevent the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathyinto the United States.  The interim rule became effective on 29 May 2001.
The full text of this addendum is available from the address below:United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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