G/SPS/N/USA/2709
23 October 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Kiwis 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Imports: Kiwi From Chile into the United States 
(Docket No. APHIS-2014-0002)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 4  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to list kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia 
chinensis) from Chile as eligible for importation into the United States subject to a systems approach. Under this systems approach, the fruit would have to be grown in a 
place of production that is registered with the Government of Chile and certified as 
having a low prevalence of Brevipalpus chil ensis. The fruit would have to undergo pre-
harvest sampling at the registered production site. Following post-harvest processing, 
the fruit would have to be inspected in Chile at an approved inspection site. Each 
consignment of fruit would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that th e fruit had been found free of Brevipalpus 
chilensis based on field and packinghouse inspections. This proposed rule would allow for 
the safe importation of kiwi from Chile using mitigation measures other than fumigation with methyl bromide. 
Federal Register Vol. 79, No. 200, Thursday, 16 October 2014, pages 62055-62058. 
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 st andard? 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/2709 
 
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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) :  15 December 2014. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
We will consider all comments that we  receive on or before 15 December 2014.  
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0002 .  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2014-0002, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. 
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0002 . 
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; Tel: +(301) 851 2352. 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (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