[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 9, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 9CFR94.21] [Page 471-474] TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 94--RINDERPEST, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL PLAGUE), EXOTIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, HOG CHOLERA, AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 94.21 Restrictions on importation of beef from Argentina. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Argentina may be exported to the United States under the following conditions: (a) The meat is beef from bovines that have been born, raised, and [[Page 472]] slaughtered in Argentina, but is not from any animal that has ever been in an area of Argentina listed in paragraph (n) of this section. (b) Foot-and-mouth disease has not been diagnosed in Argentina within the previous 12 months. (c) The meat came from bovines that originated from premises where foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest have not been present during the lifetime of any bovines slaughtered for the export of meat to the United States. (d) The meat came from bovines that originated from premises on which ruminants and swine had not been vaccinated with modified or attenuated live viruses for foot-and-mouth disease at any time during the lifetime of the bovines slaughtered for export of meat to the United States. (e) The meat came from bovines that have never been vaccinated for rinderpest. (f) The meat came from bovines that were moved directly from the premises of origin to the slaughtering establishment without any contact with other animals. (g) The meat came from bovines that received ante-mortem and post- mortem veterinary inspections at the slaughtering establishment, with no evidence found of foot-and-mouth disease. (h) The beef consists only of bovine parts that are, by standard practice, part of the animal's carcass that is placed in a chiller for maturation after slaughter. Bovine parts that may not be imported include all parts of bovine heads, feet, hooves, and internal organs. (i) All bone and visually identifiable blood clots and lymphoid tissue have been removed from the meat. (j) The meat has not been in contact with meat from regions other than those listed in Sec. 94.1(a)(2). (k) The meat came from bovine carcasses that were allowed to maturate at 40 to 50 Sec. F (4 to 10 Sec. C) for a minimum of 36 hours after slaughter and that reached a pH of 5.8 or less in the loin muscle at the end of the maturation period. Any carcass in which the pH does not reach 5.8 or less may be allowed to maturate an additional 24 hours and be retested, and, if the carcass still does not reach a pH of 5.8 or less after 60 hours, the meat from the carcass may not be exported to the United States. (l) An authorized veterinary official of the Government of Argentina certifies on the foreign meat inspection certificate that all of the conditions in this section have been met. (m) The establishment in which the bovines are slaughtered allows periodic APHIS inspection of its facilities, records, and operations. (n) Beef may not be imported under this section if it comes from an animal that has ever been in any of the following areas: (1) Province of Corrientes. (i) That northern portion of the Province bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of National Route 12 and the Corrientes/Misiones Provincial line; then west along National Route 12 to Provincial Route 9; then northwest along Provincial Route 9 to the town of Paso de La Patria; then north to the Parana River and the international border with the Republic of Paraguay, then east along the international border with the Republic of Paraguay, including the Parana River, to the Itaembe stream; then south along the Itaembe stream and the Corrientes/Misiones Provincial line to National Route 12; and (ii) That eastern portion of the Province bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Provincial Route 94 and the Chirimai stream; then southwest along Provincial Route 94 to National Route 14 at the town of Santo Tome; then southwest along National Route 14 to Provincial Route 47; then southwest along Provincial Route 47 to Provincial Route 129; then southwest along Provincial Route 129 to Provincial Route 33; then south along Provincial Route 33 to National Route 14; then south along National Route 14 to the town of Mocoreta; then southeast along the Riacho Mocoreta to the international border with the Republic of Brazil at the Uruguay River; then northeast along the international border with the Republic of Brazil and the Uruguay River to the Chirimai stream; then northwest along the Chirimai stream to Provincial Route 94. [[Page 473]] (2) Province of Misiones. That portion of the Province bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of National Route 12 and the Itaembe Mini stream; then northeast along National Route 12 to Provincial Route 101; then east along Provincial Route 101 to National Route 14; then south along National Route 14 to the Mandubi stream; then southwest along the Mandubi stream to the Toro stream; then southwest along the Toro stream to Provincial Route 22; then southwest along Provincial Route 22 to the Liso stream; then southwest along the Liso stream to the Yaboti Mini stream; then south along the Yaboti Mini stream to Provincial Coastal Route 2; then south along Provincial Coastal Route 2 to the Chimirai stream; then southeast along the Chimirai stream to the international border with the Republic of Brazil and the Uruguay River; then northeast and north along the international border with the Republic of Brazil, including the Uruguay, the Pepiri Guazu, San Antonio, and Iguazu Rivers, to the international border with the Republic of Paraguay and the Paraguay River; then south and southwest along the international border with the Republic of Paraguay and the Paraguay River to the Itaembe Mini stream and Corrientes/ Misiones Provincial line; then south along the Itaembe Mini stream and Corrientes/Misiones Provincial line to National Route 12. (3) Province of Chaco. That portion of the Department of Bermejo bounded by a line drawn as follows: Southern limit: Riacho Guaycuru from the outlet of Riacho Ancho to Provincial Route No. 1. Western limit: Route No. 1 from its intersection with Riacho Guaycuru to its intersection with Provincial Route No. 3. Eastern limit: Paraguay River from Puerto Bermejo to the outlet of Riacho Guaycuru and Riacho Ancho, including Cerrito Island. Northern limit: Provincial Route No. 3 from its intersection with Provincial Route No. 1 to the Paraguay River (Pueblo Viejo de Puerto Bermejo). (4) Province of Formosa. That portion of the Province bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning in the area where Provincial Route 9 meets the Bermejo River west of Colonia Cano, at the point where the local road to Paraje San Antonio begins; then north along the local road to Paraje San Antonio, past Paraje San Antonio to the intersection of the local road and the Mbigua-Marove River; then north along the Mbigua- Marove River to the town of Payagua; then north along the Ramirez River to the Herradura Lake; then north along National Route 11 to the City of Clorinda; then northwest along the Porteno River to its intersection with Provincial Route 86; then northwest along Provincial Route 86 to the town of El Solitario; then northwest along the edge of the La Estrella wetland to the Pantalon Complex canal and the Formosa/Salta Provincial line; then north along the Formosa/Salta Provincial line to the international border with the Republic of Paraguay and the Pilcomayo River; then southeast and south along the international border with the Republic of Paraguay, including the Pilcomayo and Paraguay Rivers, to the Bermejo River; then northwest along the Bermejo River to the point of beginning on Provincial Route 9. (5) Province of Salta. That portion of the Province bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Formosa/ Salta Provincial line and Provincial Route 54; then west along Provincial Route 54 to National Route 34; then south along National Route 34 to Provincial Route 50; then northwest along Provincial Route 50 to the Iruya River; then west and north along the Iruya River to Nazareno; then north along the local road from Nazareno to Provincial Route 7 in Santa Victoria Oeste; then west along Provincial Route 7; then west along Provincial Route 7 to the Salta/Jujuy Provincial border; then north along the Salta/Jujuy Provincial border to the international border with the Republic of Bolivia; then east along the international borders with the Republic of Bolivia (including the Bermejo, Grande de Tarija, and Itau Rivers) and the Republic of Paraguay (including the Pilcomaya River) to the Formosa/Salta Provincial line; then south along the Formosa/Salta Provincial line to Provincial Route 54. (6) Province of Jujuy. That portion of the Province bounded by a line drawn [[Page 474]] as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Salta/Jujuy Provincial border and Provincial Route 5; then west along Provincial Route 5 to Santa Catalina and Provincial Route 65; then south along Provincial Route 65 to Timon Cruz; then west along the San Juan de Mayo River to the Granadas River; then southwest along the Granadas River to Pululos Lake; then west along a mountain road to Cajal Lake; then southwest from Cajal Lake to the Zapaleri River; then southwest along the Zapaleri River to the border of the Province of Jujuy and the Republic of Chile; then northwest along the border of the Province of Jujuy and the Republic of Chile to the international border with the Republic of Bolivia; then northeast, southeast, and east along the international border of Bolivia to the Salta/Jujuy Provincial border; then south along the Salta/Jujuy Provincial border to Provincial Route 5. [65 FR 39784, June 28, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 82895, Dec. 29, 2000]