G/SPS/N/USA/3163  
 
9 April 2020  
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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):  Citrus (grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, sweet orange, tangelo, 
and Satsuma mandarin)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  South Africa  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Proposed Revision to Import Requirements 
for the Importation of Fresh Citrus from South Africa into the United States [Docket No. 
APHIS -2018-0091] . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0091-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that it has prepared a commodity 
import evaluation do cument (CIED) relative to the importation into the United States of 
citrus (grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, sweet orange, tangelo, and Satsuma 
mandarin) fruit from South Africa. Based on the findings of the CIED, APHIS is proposing 
to remove restrictio ns on the ports of entry into which citrus f rom South Africa may be 
imported into the United States. APHIS is making the CIED available to the public for 
review and comment. [Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 63, Wednesday 1 April, pg. 18185 -
18186]  
7. Objecti ve 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 stand ard: 
[ ] 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/USA/3163  
 
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  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 stand ard:  
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) : 1 June 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availa ble) 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 -2018-0091-0001 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; 
E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov