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G/SPS/N/USA/2219/Add.1 
2 May 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   inglés 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 20 April 2012, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of United States. 
 
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Final Rule:  Importation of Fresh Pitaya Fruit Fr om Central America Into  the Continental United 
States (Docket No. APHIS-2010-0113) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice is amending the fruits and vegetables 
regulations to allow the importation of fresh pita ya fruit from Central America into the continental 
United States.  As a condition of entry, the pitaya fruit must be produced in accordance with a systems 
approach that includes requiremen ts for monitoring and oversight, establishment of pest-free places of 
production, and procedures for packing the pitaya fru it.  This action will allow for the importation of 
pitaya fruit from Central America into the con tinental United States while continuing to provide 
protection against the introduction of plant pests. 
 This notice is available in English at:  Federal Register:  16 April 2012 (Volume 77, 
Number 73) Pages 22465-22467.  To view online, go to 
 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0113-0005   
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 24 May 2011 
(FR Volume 76, Pages 30036-30040, Docket No.  APHIS-2010-0113), in which a proposal was announced to amend the regulations by allowing fre sh pitaya from Central America to be imported 
into the continental United States.  We proposed that, as a condition of entry, the pitaya fruit must be 
produced in accordance with a sy stems approach that includes requirements for monitoring and 
oversight, establishment of pest-free places of production, and procedures for packing the pitaya fruit. We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 da ys ending 25 July 2011.  We did not receive 
any comments. 
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:    G/SPS/N/USA/2219/Add.1 
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Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e 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) :  16 May 2012. 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
For further information contact:  Mr. David Lamb , Import Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236;  Tel:  +1 (301) 
851-2103.  
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA 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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