G/SPS/N/USA/2540/Add.1  
 
27 November 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 26 November 2013, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importation of Fresh Beans, Shelled or in Pods, From Jordan (Docket No. APHIS-2012-
0042) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the fruits and vegetables 
regulations to allow the importation of commercial shipments of fresh beans, shelled or in pods (French, green, snap, and string), from Jordan into  the continental United States. As a condition of 
entry, the beans must be produced in accord ance with a systems approach that includes 
requirements for packing, washing, and processi ng. The beans must also be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate attesting that all phytosanitary requirements have been met and that the 
consignment was inspected and found free of quar antine pests. This action allows for the 
importation of fresh beans, shelled or in pods, from Jordan into the continental United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant pests. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2012-0042-0006 . 
Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 223, Tuesday 19 November 2013, pages 69285-69286. 
On 2 May 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78 FR 25623-25626, Docket No. APHIS-
2012-0042) a proposal (1) to amend the regulations to allow the importation of commercial 
shipments of fresh beans, shelled or in pods (French, green, snap, and string), from Jordan into the continental United States. As a condition of en try, the beans were required to be produced in 
accordance with a systems approach that incl udes requirements for packing, washing, and 
processing. The beans were also required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate attesting that all phytosanitary requirements had been met and that the consignment was inspected and found free of quarantine pests. This proposed action was intended to allow for the 
importation of fresh beans, shelled or in pods, from Jordan into the continental United States while 
continuing to provide protection against the intr oduction of plant pests.  We solicited comments 
concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 1 July 2013. We did not receive any comments. 
Therefore, for the reasons given in the proposed ru le, we are adopting the proposed rule as a final 
rule, without change. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/USA/2540/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : This rule is effective 19 December 2013. 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
For further information contact: Mr Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Coordination Specialist, 
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 156, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; +(1 301) 851 2114.  
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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  
 
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