G/SPS/N/USA/3054  
 
2 April 2019  
(19-2069) 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 Service (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): Jujube fruit  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Availability: Importation of Fresh Jujube Fruit 
from China into the Continental United States . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS_FRDOC_0001 -2275 
6. Description of content: APHIS is advising the public that it has prepared a pest risk 
analysis that evauates the risks associated with the importation of fresh jujbe fruit from 
China into the Continental United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined that 
the applicatio  of one or more phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the 
risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of 
fresh jujube fruit from China. APHIS is making the pest risk analysis available to the publi c 
for review and comment.  (Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 57, Monday, 25 March 2019, 
pp. 11046 -11047)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect te rritory 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  
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/3054  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2019  
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:  
Mr Tony Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; +(301) 851 2242  
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.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS_FRDOC_0001 -2275