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USDA/FSIS

RIN: 0583-AD49

Publication ID: Fall 2013

Title: Eligibility of the Republic of Korea (Korea) to Export Poultry Products to the United States
Abstract: FSIS is amending its poultry products inspection regulations to add Korea to the list of countries eligible to export poultry products to the United States (9 CFR 381.196). Korea is not currently listed as eligible to export such products to the United States. FSIS has reviewed Korea's poultry laws, regulations, and inspection system, as implemented, and has determined that they are equivalent to the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) and its implementing regulations. Under this final rule, slaughtered poultry or parts or other products thereof processed in certified Korean establishments will be eligible for export to the United States. All such products will be subject to re-inspection at United States ports of entry by FSIS inspectors. FSIS will also conduct other types of inspection, including examination of products for defects and sampling and laboratory analysis of products' chemical residues, or for microbiological contamination. Products that pass re-inspection will be stamped with the official United States mark of inspection and allowed to enter United States commerce. If they do not meet United States requirements, they will be refused entry and must be re-exported, destroyed, or converted to animal food.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 381.96
Legal Authority: The Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), 21 USC 451 to 470

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/27/2012	77 FR 70724
NPRM Comment Period End	01/28/2013
Final Rule	12/00/2013

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andreas Keller Director, International Equivalence Staff (IES) Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Office of Policy and Program Development, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 3805, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700 Phone:202 690-5646 Fax:202 690-3856 Email: andreas.keller@fsis.usda.gov