G/SPS/N/USA/2576/Add.1  
 
7 May 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 7 May 2 014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importation of Cape Gooseberry From Colombia (Docket No APHIS-2012-0038) 
The Animal and Plant Health Service (APHIS) is am ending the fruits and vegetables regulations to 
allow the importation of cape gooseberry from Colombia into the United States. As a condition of 
entry, cape gooseberry from Colombia must be  subject to a systems approach that includes 
requirements for establishment of pest-free places of production and the labeling of boxes prior to 
shipping. The cape gooseberry also must be imported in commercial consignments and 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Colombia certifying that the fruit has been produced in accordance with the systems approach. 
This action allows for the importation of cape gooseberry from Colombia into the 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-
2012-0038-0006 . 
Federal Register Volume 79, No. 85, Friday, 2 May 2014, pages 24995-24997. 
On 16 August 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78 FR 49972-49975, Docket No. APHIS-
2012-0038) a proposed rule to authorize the import ation of cape gooseberry from Colombia into 
the United States without cold treatment, provid ed that the cape gooseberry were produced in 
accordance with a systems approach consisting of the following requirements: Production in pest-free areas of production in the Bogota Savannah or the neighboring municipalities above 
2,200 meters of elevation in the Departments of Boyacá and Cundinamarca; importation in 
commercial consignments only; labeling of boxes; phytosanitary inspection; and issuance of a phytosanitary certificate. We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 15 October 2013. We received two comments by that date. 
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/2576/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 2 June 2014. 
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 Ms Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1236; +(301) 851 2352.  
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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