G/SPS/N/USA/3113  
 
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):  Fresh sand pears  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading part ners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Sand 
Pears From Japan Into the United States [Docket No. APHIS -2019-0057] . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2019-0057-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is  advising the public that  it has prepared a pest risk 
analysis relative to  the importation into the United States of sand pears ( Pyrus pyrifolia ) 
fruit from Japan. Currently, sand pears may only be imported from certain authorized 
production areas within Japan. Based on the findings of the analysis, APHIS is proposing to 
authori ze the importation of sand pears from all of Japan, rather than specific areas of 
production, and to revise the conditions under which sand pears from Japan may be 
imported into the United States. APHIS is making the pest risk analysis available to the 
public for review and comment. (Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 184, Monday, 
23 September  2019, pp. 49709 -49710)  
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 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 principles for the protection of plants and the 
applicati on of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM #2  Framework for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM #7  Phytosanitary certification system  
− ISPM #11  Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM #12  Phytosanitary certificates  G/SPS/N/USA/3113  
 
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  − ISPM #20  Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
− ISPM #23  Guidelines for inspection  
[ ] 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 f orce: [  ] 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 -2019-0057-0001