G/SPS/N/USA/3179  
 
10 June 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):  Fresh carrots  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partner s  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document:  Decision to Authorize the Importation of Fresh Carrots 
From the Republic of Korea Into the United States  [Docket No. APHIS -2019-0062] . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://beta.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2019-0062-0006 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is  advising the public of its decision to authorize the 
importation of fresh c arrots from the Republic of Korea into the United States. Based on 
the findings of a pest risk analysis, which APHIS made available to the public to review 
and comment through a previous notice, APHIS has concluded that the application of one 
or more phyto sanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or 
disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh carrots from the 
Republic of Korea into the United States. (Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 109, Friday 
5 June 2020, pp. 34591 -34592)  
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) :  
[ ] 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 
inter national standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3179  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ms. Carol Kreger, Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1231; (301) 851 -
2356;  carol.m.kreger@usda.gov .  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   
https://beta.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2019-0062-0006 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricult ural 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 .