G/SPS/N/USA/3074  
 
17 May 2019 
(19-3422) Page: 1/2 
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):  Dianthus  spp. (carnation) cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected,  to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Kenya  
5. Title of the notified document:  Importation of Dianthus  spp. from Kenya [Docket # 
APHIS -2018-0068] . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0068-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is notifying the public that it proposes to make changes 
to the import requi rements in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plants for Planting 
Manual for imports of Dianthus  spp. (carnation) cuttings from Kenya.  Currently, 
Dianthus  spp. cuttings from Kenya require mandatory postentry quarantine within the 
United States.  APHIS is proposing to allow cuttings from Kenya to be imported into the 
United States without postentry quarantine, subject to certain conditions.  These changes 
to the USDA Plants for Planting Manual would relieve restrictions on Dianthus  spp. cuttings 
from Keny a while continuing to address the possible introduciton of quarantine pests 
through the importation of such cuttings.  APHIS is making these changes avaiable to the 
public for review and comment. [Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 90, Thursday, 9 May  2019, 
pp. 20323 -20324]  
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? I f 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 N°  1, 
2, 7, 11, 12, 18, 20, 23  and 28 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and wh y 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) : 8 July 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:   
Ms Lydia E. Colón, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 
133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; +(301) 851 2302  
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 -2018-0068-0001