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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/689
28 January 2003
(03-0579)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
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):   Pigeon peas (fresh shelled or in the pod)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Dominican Republic and British Virgin Islands
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Movement and
Importation of Fruits and Vegetables, English, PP 2681-2684, Volume 68, Number 13,
7 CFR, Parts 318 and 319, www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
6. Description of content:   APHIS is amending the regulations that govern the movement of
fruits and vegetables from Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands to require the treatment of
pigeon peas (fresh shelled or in the pod) from Puerto Rico for movement into any other area
in the United States.  In addition, the USDA-APHIS is amending the regulations to require
the treatment of pigeon peas (fresh shelled or  in the pod) from the Dominican Republic for
the importation into any area of the United States except Puerto Rico, and to prohibit the
importation of mangoes from the British Virgin Is lands in the U.S. Virgin Islands.  These
actions are necessary to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are new
to or not widely distributed  within the United States.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  These actions are
necessary to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not
widely distributed with in the United States.
9. 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:
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   English
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   21 January 2003G/SPS/N/USA/689
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] 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
Submit comments to USDA/APHIS, Room 1141, 14 St. and Independence Ave. South
Building, SW, Washington DC 20250-3700
13. Texts available from:  [   ] 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 Point
Mr. William Janis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stop 1027
Washington, DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-9047
Fax:  (202) 720-0677
E-mail:  fstd@fas.udsda.gov