G/SPS/N/USA/2951  
 
4 September 2017  
(17-4690) 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: 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): Aquatic plants ( Micranthemum callitrohoides, M. micranthemoides, 
Myriophyllum matt ogrossensis, Pogostemon erectus, P. helferi , and P. stellatus ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Denmark  
5. Title of the notified document: Importation of Live Plants of  Micranthemum 
callitrichoides  (Griseb.) C. Wright (synonym:  Hemianthus callitrichoides  Griseb.) and  
M. micranthemoides  (Nutt.) Wettst. (synonym:  H. micranthemoides Nutt.) from Denmark 
into the Continental United States and Alask a: A Qualitative, Pathway -Initiated Pest Risk 
Assessment . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 12 
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/process/downloads/den
mark-micranthemum -pigm-draft-pra.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)  prepared this risk assessment to examine 
plant pest risks associated with importing commercially produced live plants of 
Micranthemum callitrichoides  (Griseb.) C. Wright (synonym: Hemianthus callitrichoides  
Griseb.) and M. micranthemoides  (Nutt.) Wettst. (synonym: H. micranthemoides  Nutt.) 
(Linderniaceae) for propagation in approved growing media (new rockwool) from Denmark 
into continental United States and Alaska.  
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 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  G/SPS/N/USA/2951  
 
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  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) : 28 September 2017  
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:  
Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory  
Center for Plant Health Science and Technology  
E-Mail comments to: PPQPRAcomments@aphis.usda.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/process/downloads/den
mark-micranthemum -pigm-draft-pra.pdf