CSMS Message: 15-000641

Title:Updates to PGA Message Set and Appendix PGA
Date:2015-08-31
To:abi,acep,newace,partner
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The Appendix PGA document has been updated. The following changes are noted:
-PG06 - For All Agencies: Set code COS back to original 30 (Country of Source) and code CPD back to 39 (Country of Production)
-PG10 – For APHIS Core, made changes related to Category Type Codes, Category Codes, Commodity Qualifier Codes, and Commodity Characteristic qualifier codes.
-PG14 – For APHIS Core, removed AC2 code
-PG22 – for APHIS Lacey, added AP6
-PG26 – for APHIS Core, consolidated and added codes related to units of measure

The PGA Message Set has been updated. The following changes are noted:
-PG04 – Removed APHIS-VS reference in description for “Name of the Constituent Element”
-PG06 – Removed ‘non-lacey Act’ reference in description for “Source Type Code”
-PG26 – Updated description of ‘Unit of Measure (packaging level)’ to include APHIS Core