G/SPS/N/USA/2845  
 
15 April 2016  
(16-2140)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh cherimoya fruit 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Rule: Importation of Fresh Cherimoya Fruit 
from Chile into the United States (Docket # APHIS-2015-0015)  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 4 
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0015-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the regulations to allow the importation of fresh cherimoya fruit 
from Chile into the continental United States, provided that fruit is produced in 
accordance with a systems approach, as an alternative to the currently required treatment. Commercial consignments of fresh cherimoya fruit are currently authorized 
entry into all ports of the United States from Chile subject to a mandatory soapy water 
and wax treatment. The proposed systems approach would include requirements for 
production site registration, low pest prevalence area certification, post-harvest 
processing, and fruit cutting and inspection at the packinghouse. The fruit would also be 
required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Chile with an additional declaration stating that the consignment was produced in accordance 
with the regulations. Fresh cherimoya fruit that does not meet the conditions of the 
systems approach would continue to be allowed to be imported into the United States subject to treatment. This action would allow for the importation of fresh cherimoya fruit 
from Chile while continuing to provide protec tion against the introduction of plant pests 
into the continental United States. 
Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 64/Monday, 4 April 2016/pgs. 19060-19063. 
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.   G/SPS/N/USA/2845 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 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) : Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (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 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0015. 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2015-0015, 
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-2015-0015. 
Ms Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, Imports, Regulations, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(301) 851 2352 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Auth ority, 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