G/SPS/N/USA/2773  
 
10 August 2015  
(15-4104)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Mediterranean fruit fly host  commodities from Chile 
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: Federal Order: Modification of Import Requirements 
for Medfly Host Commodities from Chile  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5 
http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDAAPHIS/2015/08/03/file_attachments/
413643/DA-2015-42%2BChile%2Bmedfly%2Bcommodities.pdf  
6. Description of content: On 31 July 2015, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 
issued a Federal Order, effective immediatel y, amending the import requirements for 
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Host Commodities from Chile. The Federal Order is also posted 
on the APHIS Plant Health Federal Import Orders Website. (Federal Order: DA-2015-42) 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/w ps/portal/aphis/home/?1d my&urile=wcm%3Apath%3A/AP
HIS_Content_Library/SA_Our_Focus/SA_Plant_Health/SA_Import/SA_Federal_Orders  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/2773 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. This Federal Order is effective 
31 July 2015. 
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:  
For additional information regarding this Fede ral Order, please call Senior Risk Manager 
Walter Gould at +(1 301) 851 2187, or e-mail him at Walter.P.Gould@aphis.usda.gov 
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