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|                                                 | **G/TBT            |
|                                                 | /N/USA/189/Add.1** |
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| **Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade**    | Original: English  |
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**NOTIFICATION**

[Addendum]{.underline}

The following communication, dated 1 August 2006, is being circulated at
the request of the Delegation of the United States.

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[Revision of Fruits and Vegetables Import Regulations]{.underline}

We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule to revise and
reorganize the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and
vegetables to consolidate requirements of general applicability and
eliminate redundant requirements, update terms and remove outdated
requirements and references, update the regulations that apply to
importations into territories under U.S. administration, and make
various editorial and non-substantive changes to regulations to make
them easier to use. We also proposed to make substantive changes to the
regulations, including: Establishing criteria within the regulations
that, if met, would allow us to approve certain new fruits and
vegetables for importation into the United States and to acknowledge
pest-free areas in foreign countries more effectively and expeditiously;
doing away with the practice of listing specific commodities that may be
imported subject to certain types of phytosanitary measures; and
providing for the issuance of special use permits for fruits and
vegetables. The proposed changes are intended to simplify and expedite
our processes for approving certain new imports and pest-free areas
while continuing to allow for public participation in the processes.
This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments.

We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 25 August
2006.

See the full text of G/TBT/N/USA/189/Add.1 online at URLs:

<http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-12336.htm>

<http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-12336.pdf>

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regarding the proposed commodity import request evaluation process,
contact :

Mr. Matthew Rhoads

Planning, Analysis, and Regulatory Coordination, PPQ, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 141,

Riverdale, MD 20737

Tel.: (+1) 301 734-8790

Regarding import conditions for particular commodities, contact:

Ms. Donna L. West

Senior Import Specialist

Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ-PRI, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 133,

Riverdale, MD 20737

Tel.: (+1) 301 734-8758

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