G/SPS/N/USA/3337  
 
6 July 2022  
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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 baby kiwi fruit  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  France  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice: Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh 
Baby Kiwi Fruit from France into the Continental United States [Docket No. APHIS -2022-
0024] . Language(s) : English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2022-0024-0001 
6. Description of content:  We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk 
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from 
France into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined that 
the application of one or more designated phytosanita ry measures will be sufficient to 
mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the 
importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from France. We are making the pest risk analysis 
available to the public for review and comment.  (Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 119, 
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, pg. 37302 -37303)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other dam age 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.  Terrestr ial 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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3337  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 August 2022  
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:   
Mr Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road 
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; +(301) 851 2114; E -mail: marc.phillips@usda.gov  
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 -2022-0024-0001