. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1353 
5 July 2006 
 (06-3244) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh table grapes from Namibia  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Namibia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend 
the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United State of fresh 
table grapes from Namibia under certain conditions.  As a condition of entry, the grapes 
would have to undergo cold treatment and fumi gation with methyl bromide and would have 
to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificat e with an additional declaration stating that 
the commodity has been inspected and found free of the specified pests.  In addition, the 
grapes would also be subject to inspection at the port of first arrival.  This action would 
allow for the importation of grapes from Namibia into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.  
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   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
26 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 122 (Docket No. APHIS-2006-0025) 
http://frwebgate4.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID= 58663911598+0+0+0&WAIS action=retrieve  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/1353 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  n.a. 
12. Final date for comments:  25 August 2006 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Debbie Thompson, Acting United  States SPS Enquiry Point 
Officer, Food Safety and Technical Services  Division, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service 
Telephone:  202 720-9124;  Fa x:  202 720-9124; E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Debbie Thompson, Acting United States S PS Enquiry Point Officer, Food Safety and 
Technical Services Division, USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service.  Telephone:  202 720-9124;  Fax:  202 720-9124;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov