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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/805
30 September 2003
(03-5119)
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:   Animal 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):  Eucalyptus logs, lumber, and wood chips
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
South America
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of
Eucalyptus Logs, Lumber, and Wood Chips, available in English, Volume 68,Number 178, PP.53910-53915  www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor
6. Description of content:  APHIS is proposing to amend the regulations that govern the
importation of logs, lumber, and other manufactur ed wood articles into the United States to
require that logs and lumber of tropical species of Eucalyptus from South America be
fumigated with methyl bromide or be heat tr eated prior to importation and that wood chips of
tropical species of Eucalyptus from South Ameri ca be fumigated with methyl bromide, heat
treated or heat treated with moisture prior to importation.  We are also proposing to allow
wood chips derived from both tropical and temp erate species of Eucalyptus from South
America to be treated with a surface pesticide.  These proposed changes are necessary in
order to prevent the introduction of insect pe sts through the importation of eucalyptus logs,
lumber, and wood chips from South America.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  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:  English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/805
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12. Final date for comments:  14 November 2002 – please refer to Docket No.02-097-1.
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ 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 Point
Roseanne Freese
Acting United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer
Food Safety & Technical Services Division
USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service
Telephone: 202 690-1642
Fax:  202 720-7772
Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov
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:
Roseanne Freese
Acting United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer
Food Safety & Technical Services Division
USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service
Telephone:  202 690-1642
Fax:  202 720-7772Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov