G/SPS/N/USA/3112  
 
1 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):  Unshu oranges  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partner s  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh 
Unshu Oranges From Japan Into the United States  [Docket No. APHIS -2019-0054] . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2019-0054-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that it has prepared commodity 
import evaluation docu ments (CIEDs) relative to the importation into the United States of 
Unshu oranges from Japan. Currently, Unshu oranges imported into the United States from 
the islands of Shikoku or Honshu must be fumigated with methyl bromide as a mitigation 
for mites and  mealybugs if the oranges are destined to a port of entry in Arizona, 
California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, or Texas. Additionally, Unshu oranges from the island 
of Kyushu are prohibited entry into Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, or Texas. Based on  
the findings of the CIEDs, APHIS is proposing to remove the fumigation requirement for 
Unshu oranges from the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and to allow Unshu oranges from 
the island of Kyushu to be imported into any port of entry in the United States (ex cluding 
territories). APHIS is making the CIEDs available to the public for review and comment. 
(Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 184, Monday, 23 September 2019, pp. 49707 -49708)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant prote ction, 
[ ] 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 Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM # 1 Phytosanitary principl es for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM # 2  Framework for pest risk analysis  G/SPS/N/USA/3112  
 
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  − ISPM # 5  Glossary of phytosanitary terms  
− ISPM # 6  Guidelines for surveillance  
− ISPM # 7  Phytosanitary certificati on system  
− ISPM # 8  Determination of pest status in an area  
− ISPM # 10  Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production 
and pest free production sites  
− ISPM # 11  Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM #12  Phytosanitary certificates  
− ISPM # 20  Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
− ISPM # 23  Guidelines for inspection  
− ISPM # 28  Phytosanitary treatments for regulated pests  
[ ] 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:   
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 November 2019  
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 Tony Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; +(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 -2019-0054-0001