G/SPS/N/USA/3065  
 
25 April 2019  
(19-2812) 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):  Fresh fragrant pears  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent  relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Proposed Revision to Import Requirements 
for the Importation of Fresh Fragrant Pears From China into the United States [Docket 
No. APHIS -2017-0103] . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2017-0103-0001 
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 fragrant pears from an 
additional area of production in China. Based on the findings of the analysis, APHIS is 
proposing to authorize the importation of fragrant pears from this additional area of 
production in Ch ina and revise the conditions under which fragrant pears from authorized 
areas of production in China 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. 74, Wednesday, 17 April 2019, pp. 15994 -15995)  
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 ther e 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 N°  1, 
2, 7, 11, 12, 20, 23  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/USA/3065  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever po ssible, 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) : 17 June 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
Mr Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1231; +(301) 851 2114  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Addre ss, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2017-0103-0001