G/SPS/N/USA/2764/Add.1  
 
15 February 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
 Addendum  
The following communication, received on 12 Februa ry 2016, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Phalaenopsis  Spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From China to the 
Continental United States (Docket No. APHIS-2014-0106) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servic e is amending the regulations governing the 
importation of plants for planting to authorize the importation of Phalaenopsis  spp. plants for 
planting from China in approved growing media into the continental United States, subject to a 
systems approach. The systems approach consists of  measures that are currently specified in the 
regulations as generally applicable to all plants for planting authorized for importation into the United States in approved growing media. This rule allows for the importation of Phalaenopsis  spp. 
plants for planting from China in approved grow ing media, while providing protection against the 
introduction of quarantine plant pests. 
This notice is available in English at: h ttp://www.regulations.gov/#! documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2014-0106-0014. 
Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 28/Thursday, 11 February 2016/pp. 7195-7198. 
APHIS solicited comments concerning its proposal for 60 days ending 31 July 2015, and received eight comments by that date. 
To view the proposed rule, supporting documents, and the comments received, go to:  
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docume ntDetail;D=APHIS -2014-0106-0001. 
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) : The rule is effective on 14 March 2016. G/SPS/N/USA/2764/Add.1 
 
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  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. Lydia E. Colón, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; Tel: 
+(1 301) 851 2302  
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 Authority, 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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