G/SPS/N/USA/2709/Add.1  
 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 15 October 2015, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importation of Kiwi from Chile into the United States (APHIS-2014-0002) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending 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. Unde r this systems approach, the fruit will have to 
be grown in a place of production that is register ed with the Government of Chile and certified as 
having a low prevalence of Brevipalpus chilensis . The fruit will have to undergo pre-harvest 
sampling at the registered production site. Following post-harvest processing, the fruit will have to be inspected in Chile at an approved inspection site. Each consignment of fruit will have to be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the fruit had 
been found free of Brevipalpus chilensis  based on field and packinghouse inspections. This rule 
allows for the safe importation of kiwi from Chil e using mitigation measures other than fumigation 
with methyl bromide. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2014-0002-0011 . 
Under the regulations in Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-73, 
referred to below as the regulations), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 
the US Department of Agriculture prohibits or restricts the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to prevent plant pests from being introduced into 
and spread within the United States. On 16 October 2014, we published in the Federal Register 
(79 FR 62055-62058, Docket No. APHIS-2014-0002)  a proposal to amend the regulations by 
listing kiwi ( Actinidia deliciosa  and Actinidia chinensis ) from Chile as eligible for importation into 
the United States under the same systems approach as baby kiwi from Chile, which are eligible for 
importation under the conditions in § 319.56-53. We  also prepared a commodity import evaluation 
document (CIED) titled Importation of Fresh Fruits of Kiwi ( Actinidia deliciosa  and Actinidia  
chinensis ) from Chile into the United States. The CIED assesses the risks associated with the 
importation of kiwi from Chile into the United States under the listed phytosanitary measures. 
 
APHIS solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 15 December 2014. APHIS 
received seven 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-2014-0002-0001 . 
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  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:   
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 19 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: 
Ms Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +(301) 851 2352  
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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