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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/617
16 July 2002
(02-3951)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Agriculture, 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):   Clementines
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Spain
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Importation of
Clementines From Spain (12 pages, available in English)
6. Description of content:   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of
clementines from Spain to resume if the clem entines are cold treated en route to the
United States, and provided that other pre-treatment and post-treatment requirements are
met.  These requirements would include provisions that the clementines be grown in
accordance with a Mediterranean fruit fly management program established by theGovernment of Spain, that the clementines be subject to an inspection regime that includes
fruit cutting prior to, and after, cold treatment, and that the clementines meet other
conditions designed to protect against the introduction of the Mediterranean fruit fly into
the United States.  We are proposing this action based on our finding that the restrictions
described in this proposed rule will reduce the risk of introduction of Mediterranean fruitfly and other plant pests associated with the importation of clementines from Spain.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   67 FR 45922,
11 July 2002.  Available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/617
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
12. Final date for comments:   APHIS will consider all comments that we receive on or before
9 September 2002.  We will also consider comments made at public hearings to be held in
Oxnard, CA, on 20 August 2002; and in Lake Alfred, FL, on 22 August 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Detailed instructions on where and how to send comments are in the body of the full text
which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 13.
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture BuildingStop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov