G/SPS/N/USA/2687  
 
30 July 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): Oranges 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Rule: Importation of Two Hybrids of Unshu 
Orange from the Republic of Korea into the Continental United States (Docket No. APHIS-2013-0085)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 3 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2013-0085-0001  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the regulations concerning the importation of citrus fruit to allow 
the importation of commercial consignments of two Unshu orange hybrids from the 
Republic of Korea into the continental United States. These hybrids would be eligible for importation into the continental United States subject to the existing conditions for the 
importation of Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea. We would also make one 
minor change to the existing regulations by adding an explicit statement that only commercial consignments of Unshu oranges would be eligible for importation into the 
continental United States. The proposed changes would remove the prohibition on the 
importation of Unshu orange hybrids that can safely enter the United States, provided that certain conditions are met, and would codify an existing requirement. 
Federal Register Volume 79, No. 145, Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 43972-43974. 
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/2687 
 
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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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September 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: You may submit comments by either of the following 
methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0085 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2013-0085, 
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-2013-0085 . 
For further information contact Mr Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Coordination 
Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
156, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(301) 851 2114. 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification 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