G/SPS/N/USA/2675  
 
16 June 2014   
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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 figs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Availability of Pest Risk Analysis for 
Importation of Fresh Figs From Mexico Into the Contin ental United States (Docket 
No. APHIS -2014-0008)   Language(s): English   Num ber of pages: 2 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS -2014-0008-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) i s 
advising the public that we have prepared a pest list and risk management document 
regarding the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of 
fresh figs from Mexico. Based on these documents, we have concluded that the 
application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to 
mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the 
importation of fresh figs from Mexico. We are making the documents available to the 
public for review and comment.  
Federal Register Volume 79, No. 113, Thursday, 12 June 2014, pages 33716 -33717.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  prote ct 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 Anima l 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 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/2675  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publicat ion (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 August 2014  
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:  
You may submit comm ents by either of the following methods:  
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to  
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS -2014-0008. 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS -2014-0008, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A -03.8, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1238.  
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS -2014-0008. 
For further information contact: Mr Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1231; +(301) 851 2114.  
13. Texts available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural 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