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G/SPS/N/USA/2186/Add.1 
2 August 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 29 July 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Notice of Decision to Authorize the Importation of Garlic from the European Union and Other 
Countries (Docket No. APHIS-2011-0015) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv ice is advising the public of our decision to 
authorize the importation into the continental Unite d States of garlic from the European Union and 
other countries.  Based on the findings of a comm odity import evaluation document, which we made 
available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the 
application of one or more desi gnated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks 
of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxi ous weeds via the importation of garlic from the 
European Union and other countries.  Th is measure is effective 27 July 2011. 
 This notice is available in English at:  Fede ral Register:  27 July 2011 (Volume 76, Number 
144) Notices Pages 44890-44891. To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , 
select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 44890"  in the search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice pub lished in the Federal Register on 21 March 2011 
(76 FR 15279-15280, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0015), in which we announced the availability, for 
review and comment, of a commodity import evaluation document (CIED) that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into  the continental United States of fresh garlic from the European 
Union (EU) and other countries.  (To view this notice online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 15279" in the 
search box (with quotation marks)).  We solicite d comments on the notice for 60 days ending on 
20 May 2011.  We received three comments by that date. They were from an association of garlic 
producers, a State agricultural agency, and a governmental organization. 
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/2186/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) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
For further information contact:  Mr. Tony Ro man, Import Specialist, Plant Protection and 
Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +1 (301) 734-5820.   
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 10 14, 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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