G/SPS/N/USA/2521  
 
18 February 2013  
(13-0871)  Page: 1/2  
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) of the 
US Department of Agriculture 
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):  Plants and plant products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule: Importation of Plants for Planting  
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  15 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2008-0071-0001  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the regulations on importin g plants for planting to add Turkey to the 
list of countries from which the importation of restricted articles of Chrysanthemum  spp., 
Leucanthemella serotina , and Nipponanthemum nipponicum  into the United States is 
prohibited due to the presence of white rust  of Chrysanthemum; to require permits for 
the importation of any seed that is coated, pelleted, or embedded in a substrate that 
obscures visibility; to provide for an alternate additional declaration on phytosanitary certificates that accompany articles imported from a country in which potato cyst 
nematodes are known to occur; to provide conditions for the importation of Prunus  spp. 
articles from Canada that address the presence of plum pox potyvirus in that country; and to provide for the importation of Dianthus  spp. (carnations) from the Netherlands. 
We are also proposing other changes to update and clarify the regulations and to 
improve their effectiveness. These changes are necessary to relieve restrictions that 
appear unnecessary, to update existing provisions, and to make the regulations easier to understand and implement. 
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, 12 February 2013), Pages 9851-9865
 
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 seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2521 
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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 April 2013 
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:   
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to  
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2008-0071-0001 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0071, 
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-2008-0071 . 
For further information contact: Dr. Arnold Tschanz, Senior Plant Pathologist, Plant 
Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +(1 301) 851 2179. 
13. Texts available from:  [X] 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