us non-acceptance of oie categorization for bse in july 2014 india raised its concern regarding the us request for indias oie dossier which it had previously submitted to the oie in order to gain recognition of its status as a negligible risk country for bse. india noted that the united states had chosen to disregard the oies designation which was contrary to accepted international practice among members and had instead requested india to share its oie dossier in order to enable the united states to conduct their own assessment of indias status. given the significant trade interest india had requested the oie to share its dossier with the united states but further requested that the united states recognize its official oie status. the united states reiterated its commitment to aligning its import regulations governing bse with oie guidelines and further highlighted that in 2013 usda aphis had published a final rule in the federal register that ensured that us bse import regulations were aligned with international animal health standards that support safe trade in bovines and bovine products. in that rule it had been noted that the review of information for india was ongoing. if the findings supported concurrence with oies designation a notice would be published in the federal register. however the united states indicated that it had been unable to complete its review due to the lack of access to indias oie dossier in spite of repeated requests since 2010. although india had authorized the oie to share a copy of the dossier in may 2014 this information had still not been received. the united states reiterated its request for india to provide the necessary information to facilitate the evaluation and indicated its willingness to continue working with india on the issue. in october 2014 india restated its concern that the united states did not accept the oie categorization of india as a negligible risk country for bse. india recalled that oie defined the standards for six diseases including bse and that india followed these standards in line with the sps agreement. india reminded members to apply oie designations instead of conducting their own national assessments and noted that the united states had chosen to disregard the oie designation which was contrary to accepted international practice among members. india requested the united states to recognize its official oie bse status. the united states reiterated its commitment to aligning its import regulations governing bse with oie guidelines. the united states had received indias oie dossier on 18 september 2014 and was currently reviewing indias status with an opportunity for public comments. in march 2015 india restated its concern that the united states did not accept the oie categorization of india as a negligible risk country for bse. india recalled that the oie defined the standards for six diseases including bse and that india followed these standards in line with the sps agreement. india reminded members to apply oie designations instead of conducting their own national assessments and noted that the united states had chosen to disregard the oie designation which was contrary to accepted international practice among members. india requested the united states to recognize its official oie bse status. india also reiterated its concern regarding australias non-acceptance of its oie categorization as negligible risk country for bse. india noted that australia had chosen to implement its own categorization process and voiced concerns about the multiplicity of systems as well as the risk that national categorization processes would contradict the oies categorization. india requested that australia share the reasoning behind its diverging view in determining a negligible risk country. the united states reiterated its commitment to aligning its import regulations governing bse with oie guidelines. the united states had received indias oie dossier on 10 september 2014 and was currently revie