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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: US Food and Drug Administration

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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): HS Code(s): 04; ICS Code(s): 67  Milk and milk products

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products; Notice of Availability  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 2

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-30/pdf/2015-10000.pdf

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/USA/15_3061_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a risk assessment entitled "Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products". The risk assessment is a tool to assist with re-evaluating which animal drug residues should be included in milk testing programs. FDA undertook this project in response to a request from the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS).

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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.  

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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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

1.  FDA Webpage: Multicriteria-based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products

http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/ucm443549.htm

2.  Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/UCM444035.pdf (available in English)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 29 July 2015

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:

Interested persons may submit comments regarding the risk assessment either electronically to http://www.regulations.gov/ or in writing to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. Identify comments with docket number FDA-2015-N-1305.

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Text(s) available from: [X] 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

Text can be also be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 83, Page 24260 or on the Internet at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-30/pdf/2015-10000.pdf