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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/123
26 May 1998
(98-2160)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
   If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Horses
from Qatar.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Hor ses F rom  Qatar ;  Chang e in
Disease Status.
5. Description of content:   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
proposing to amend the regulations concerning the importation of horses to remove Qatar
from the list of regions the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers affected
with African horse sickness.  This proposed  action is based on information received from
Qatar and is in accordance with standards set by the Office International des Epizooties.
This proposed action would relieve restrictions on the importation of horses into the UnitedStates from Qatar.
6. Objective and rationale:   Animal health.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   This action is in accordance with international standards set by the
Office International des Epizooties.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   63 FR 26099,
12 May 1998 (Available in English, 2 pages);  9 CFR Part 93.
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:   The effective date will be given upon publication of
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11. Final date for comments:   13 July 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, USDA
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  ] or address, telefax number and E-
mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point
USDA/FAS/FSTSDAttn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20250Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
     E-mail Address:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov