G/SPS/N/USA/3118  
 
22 October 2019  
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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 guava  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document:  Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Guava 
Into the Continental United States  [Docket No. APHIS -2018-0073] . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public of its decision to authorize the 
importation of fresh guava fruit from Chinese Taipei into the continental United States. 
Based on the findings of the pest risk analysis, which APHIS made available to the public 
to review and c omment through a previous notice, APHIS has concluded that the 
application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to 
mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the 
importation of fresh g uava fruit from Chinese Taipei. (Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 201, 
Thursday, 17 October 2019, pp. 55544 -55546)  
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. 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 A nimal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 1, 2, 
7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 23, and 28  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3118  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
[ ] 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 a ddress 
(if available) of other body:   
Mr Tony Román, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 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? D=APHIS -2018-0073-0011