G/SPS/N/USA/3072  
 
10 May 2019  
(19-3221) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fresh citrus  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit from China into the 
Continental United States [Docket #14 -005-12]. Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2014-0005-0034 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is  advising the public that  it has prepared a pest risk 
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of fresh citrus fruit 
(pomelo, Nanfeng honey mandarin, ponkan, sweet orange, and Satsuma mandarin) from 
China into the continental United States. Based on the ana lysis, APHIS has determined 
that the application of one or more phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate 
the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation 
of fresh citrus fruit from China.  APHIS is maki ng the pest risk analysis available to the 
public for review and comment. [Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 84, Wednesday, 
1 May 2019, pp. 18474 -18475]  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans f rom animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related  text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM N°  1, 
2, 5, 12, 14, 20 and 23  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regu lation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/USA/3072  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ms Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; 
+(301)  851 2352  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www .regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2014-0005-0034