G/SPS/N/USA/3263  
 
26 August 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
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 fruit  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading pa rtners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Decision To Revise the Requirements for the 
Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From Australia Into the Continental United States 
[Docket  No. APHIS -2018-0078] . Language( s): English . Number of pages:  3 
https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS_FRDOC_0001 -2549 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public of our decision to revise the 
requirements for the importation of citrus from Australia in order to authorize the 
importation into the continental United  
States of citrus from additional areas of production. Based on the findi ngs of a pest risk 
analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a 
previous notice, we have determined that the application of one or more designated 
phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introd ucing or 
disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of citrus from these 
additional authorized areas of production in Australia. (Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 157, 
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, pages 46174 -46177)  
7. Objective and ration ale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/USA/3263  
 
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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) : 18 August 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 August 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
Tony Roma'n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 1 33, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1231; 
+(301)  851 2242  
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/APHIS_FRDOC_0001 -2549