G/SPS/N/USA/2928  
 
26 June 2017  
(17-3361) 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 n umber(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Campanula  spp. plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Denmark  
5. Title of the notified document: Importation of Campanula  spp. Plants for Planting in 
Approved Growing Media from Denmark to the  United States (proposed rule).  
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 3 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2016-0051-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  is 
proposing to amend th e regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to 
authorize the importation of  Campanula  spp. plants for planting from Denmark in 
approved growing media into the United States, subject to a systems approach. 
The systems approach would consi st of measures that are currently specified in the 
regulations as generally applicable to all plants for planting authorized importation into 
the United States in approved growing media. This proposed rule would allow for the 
importation of  Campanula  spp. plants for planting from Denmark in approved growing 
media, while providing protection against the introduction of plant pests.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Or ganization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 1, 2, 11, 36, 14  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2928  
 
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  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) : 21 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availabl e) of other body:  
Dr Narasimha Samboju, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Plants for Planting Policy, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; +(301) 851 2038  
13. Text(s)  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 Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washing ton D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov