G/SPS/N/USA/3164  
 
9 April 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 blueberries  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading par tners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chile 
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice: Import Requirements for the Importation of 
Fresh Blueberries From Chile into the United States [Docket No. APHIS -2019-0049] . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2019-0049-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that it has prepared a commodity 
import evaluation do cument (CIED) relative to the importation into the United States of 
blueberries from Chile. Currently, blueberries from Chile imported into the United States 
from an area in which European grapevine moth is known to exist must be fumigated with 
methyl brom ide. Based on the findings of the CIED, APHIS is proposing to also allow the 
importation of such blueberries under the provisions of a systems approach. APHIS is 
making the CIED available to the public for review and comment.   [Federal Register Vol. 
85, No . 62, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 pg. 17850 -17851]  
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 r elevant 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 de viates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3164  
 
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  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) : 1 June 2020  
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) o f other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2019-0049-0001 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Interna tional 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