G/SPS/N/USA/2034/Add.2
9 February 2015 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 9 February 2015, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importation of Two Hybrids of Unshu Orange from the Republic of Korea into the 
Continental US (Docket No. APHIS-2013-0085) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the regulations concerning 
the importation of citrus fruit to allow the importation of commercial consignments of two Unshu orange hybrids from the Republic of Korea into the continental United States. These hybrids will be 
eligible for importation into the continental United States subject to the existing conditions for the 
importation of Unshu oranges from the Republic of  Korea. We also are making one minor change 
to the existing regulations by a dding an explicit statement that only commercial consignments of 
Unshu oranges will be eligible for importation into the continental United States. These changes 
will remove the prohibition on the importation of Unshu orange hybrids that can safely enter the United States, provided that certain conditions ar e met, and will codify an existing requirement. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-30/html/2015-
01773.htm . 
Federal Register Volume 80, No. 20, Friday, 30 January 2015, pages 5003-5005. 
On 29 July 2014, we published in the Federal Register (79 FR 43972-43974, Docket No. APHIS-
2013-0085) a proposal to amend the regulations to allow the importation of commercial 
consignments of two Unshu orange hybrids (Shiranuhi [( C. reticulata  ssp. unshiu  x (C. x sinensis )) 
x C. reticulata ] and Setoka [( C. reticulata  ssp. unshiu  x (C. x sinensis )) x C. reticulata ] x 
C. reticulata ]) from the Republic of Korea into the continental United States subject to the existing 
conditions for the importation of Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea. We also proposed to add to the regulations an explicit statement that only commercial consignments of Unshu oranges would be eligible for importation into the continental United States. We solicited comments 
concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 29 September 2014. We received four 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/2034/Add.2 
 
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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 30 January 2015. 
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: 
Mr. George Balady, Senior Regulatory Coordination Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; Tel: +(1 301) 
851 2240  
Text(s) 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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