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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