. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2186 
12 April 2011  
 (11-1809) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Garlic 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, 
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhs tan, Kyrgyz Repub lic, Latvia, Lebanon, 
Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, 
Palestine Authority, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tu rkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of availability of a commodity import evaluation 
document (CIED) for the Importation of Garlic from European Union and Other Countries 
into Continental United States (Docket No. APHIS-2011-0015)  Language(s):  English  
Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that we have prepared a commodity import evaluation document (CIED) that evaluates the phytosanitary measures under which garlic may be imported into the 
continental United States from the European Un ion and several other countries.  Currently, 
garlic may be imported from these countries into the United States only if it is treated for 
certain pests. Based on the CIED, we believe that the application of one or more designated 
phytosanitary measures other than treatment will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of 
introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of garlic 
from these countries into the continental United States.  We are making the CIED available 
to the public for review and comment. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2186 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No  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:  Federal 
Register:  21 March 2011 (Volume 76, Number  54), Notice Pages 15279-15280. Available 
online in English at:  http://www.regulat ions.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0015-
0001   
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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
- Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://www.regulations.gov/  and search on the docket 
number (APHIS-2011-0015) to submit or view  comments and to view supporting and 
related materials available electronically. 
- Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS-2011-0015, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118 , Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0015 
For further information contact
:  Mr. Tony Roman, Import Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +1 (301) 734-5820 
13. Texts 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 Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +( 1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov