G/SPS/N/USA/2757/Add.1  
 
21 September 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 21 Septem ber 2015, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Importation of Fresh Peppers From Peru Into the Continental United States and the Territories 
(APHIS-2014-0028) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of fresh peppers into the continental United States and the Territories from Peru. As a condition of entry, the fruit will have to be produced in accordance with a systems 
approach that includes requirements for fruit fly trapping, pre-harvest inspections, production 
sites, and packinghouse procedures designed to exclude quarantine pests. The fruit will also be 
required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate issued by the national plant protecti on organization of Peru with an additional 
declaration stating that the consignment was produced in accordance with the requirements of the systems approach. This action allows for the importation of untreated fresh peppers from Peru while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant pests into the continental 
United States and the Territories. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2014-0028-0031 . 
On 24 April 2015, APHIS published in the Federal Register (80 FR 22934-22938, Docket 
No. APHIS-2014-0028) a proposal to amend the re gulations in order to allow the common chili 
pepper ( Capsicum annuum  L.), aji pepper ( Capsicum baccatum  L.), habanero chili ( Capsicum 
chinense  Jacq.), Thai pepper ( Capsicum frutescens  L . ) ,  a n d  r o c o t o  ( Capsicum pubescens  Ruiz 
& Pav.) (hereafter we refer to these species as fresh peppers) to be imported into the continental United States and the Territories (the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other 
territory or possession of the United States). AP HIS solicited comments concerning its proposal for 
60 days ending 23 June 2015 and received 23 comments by that date. 
To view the proposed rule, supporting documents, and the comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2014-0028-0001 . 
Federal Register Vol. 80, No.177, Monday, 14 September 2015 pgs.55016-55019 
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/2757/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) : Final Rule. Effective 14 October 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 Policy Specialist, Plant Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; +(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 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  
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