Normativa EEUU
May. 18, 2012EE.UU: anuncian disponibilidad de guía para la prevención de residuos infractores en establecimientos de sacrificio de ganado
| World Trade
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| G/SPS/N/USA/2372
10 May 2012 |
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| (12-2524) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
| 1. | Notifying Member: UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA |
| 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): Slaughtered livestock |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Compliance Guide for Residue Prevention and Agency Testing Policy for Residues Language(s): English Number of pages: 3 (Pgs 24671 – 24673)
“http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Frame/FrameRedirect.asp?main=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/2011-0008.htm“ |
| 6. | Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of a compliance guide for the prevention of violative residues in livestock slaughter establishments. FSIS has posted this compliance guide on its Web page at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations & Policies/Compliance Guide Index/index.asp and it may be used immediately. FSIS also welcomes comments on this compliance guide, which will be revised as needed. This notice also discusses changes to the FSIS Residue Repeat Violator List and announces the Agency’s intention to subject to increased testing animals from producers who are under an injunction obtained by the Food and Drug Administration because of drug use practices that have led to residue violations. |
| 7. | Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests. |
| 8. | Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) [X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): N/A
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): N/A |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): N/A
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or(dd/mm/yy): 25 June 2012
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice and the compliance guide, which can be accessed at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&;_Policies/Compliance_Guides_Index/index.asp . Comments may be submitted by either of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go tohttp://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions at that site for submitting comments. (2) Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered items: Send to US Department of Agriculture (USDA), FSIS, Docket Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 8-163A, Mailstop 3782, Washington, DC 20250-3700 |
| 13. | Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov. |