G/SPS/N/USA/2845/Add.1  
 
3 April 2018  
(18-2004) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 3 April 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United States of America . 
 
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Final Rule: Importation of Fresh Cherimoya Fruit from Chile into the United States 
(Docket  # APHIS -2015-0015) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the regulations to allow the 
importation of fresh cherimoya fruit from Chile into the continental United States in accordance 
with a systems approach as an alternative to the current required treatment. Commercial 
consignments of fresh cherimoya fruit are currently authorized entry into all ports of the United 
States from Chile subject to a  mandatory soapy water and wax treatment. The systems approach 
includes requirements for production site registration, low pest prevalence area certification, post -
harvest processing, and inspection at the packinghouse. The fruit will also be required to b e 
imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an 
additional declaration stating that the consignment was produced in accordance with the 
regulations. Fresh cherimoya fruit that does not meet the conditions of the  systems approach or is 
imported into locations outside the continental United States will continue to be allowed to be 
imported into the United States subject to the current soapy water and wax treatment. This will 
allow for the importation of fresh cheri moya fruit from Chile while continuing to provide protection 
against the introduction of plant pests into the continental United States. [Federal Register Vol. 83, 
No. 61, Thursday, 29 March  2018 pp. 13375 -13378]  
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 pro posed 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 potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comm ents should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally 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) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/USA/2845/Add.1  
 
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  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:  
Ms Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
Imports, Regulations, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -
1231; +(301) 851 2352   
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
https://www.regulatio ns.gov/document?D=APHIS -2015-0015-0031  
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