G/SPS/N/USA/3075  
 
17 May 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 pepper fruit  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent r elevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation 
of Fresh Pepper Fruit From Colombia Into the Continental United States [Docket #APHIS -
2018-0025] . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0025-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that  it has prepared a pest risk 
analysis that evalua tes the risks associated with importation of fresh pepper fruit from 
Colombia into the continental United States. Based on the analysis,  APHIS has determined 
that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient 
to mitiga te the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the 
importation of fresh pepper fruit from Colombia.  APHIS is making the pest risk analysis 
available to the public for review and comment. [Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 90, 
Thursday, 9 May  2019, pp 20322 -20323]  
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 int ernational 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 N°  1, 
2, 7, 11, 12, 18, 20, 23 and 28  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/USA/3075  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possib le, 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) : 8 July 2019  
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 Nicholas Van Gorden, Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1231; 
+(301)  851 2326  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Autho rity, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2018-0025-0001