G/SPS/N/USA/2961  
 
19 October 2017  
(17-5675) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (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): Fresh fruit of Sapodilla ( Manilkara zapota  van Royen)  
4. Regions or countries like ly to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Quarantine Pest List for the Importation of Fresh Fruit of 
Sapodilla ( Manilkara zapota  van Royen), into the Continental United States from Mexico . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 16 
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/process/downloads/mexi
co-sapodilla -ra.pdf  
6. Description of content: The government of Mexico has asked USDA's Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of  sapodilla for 
consumption into the continental United States.  APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment 
that lists potential pests likely to remain on the commodity upon importation , if no 
mitigations are applied.  
APHIS shares its draft pest risk assessmen ts to determine whether stakeholders have 
information that might lead us to revise the draft assessment before we identify pest 
mitigations and proceed with official rulemaking.  
The draft pest risk assessment for sapodilla for consumption from Mexico will be available 
for review and comment for 30 days. To view the assessment or submit comments, go to 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant -health/risk -assessment -consultation  
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/2961  
 
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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) : 13 November 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 Plant Protection and Quarantine Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
United States Department of Agriculture 1730 Varsity Drive,  Suite 300 Raleigh, NC  
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/mexi
co-sapodilla -ra.pdf