. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1087 
16 June 2005 
 (05-2550) 
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
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):  Treatments of imported fruits and vegetables 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Treatments for Fruits 
and Vegetables . Federal Register:  10 June 2005 (Volume 70, Number 111) [Proposed 
Rules][Pages 33857-33873].  Available in English 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is  proposing to amend the regulations to revise the 
approved doses for irradiation treatment of imported fruits and vegetables. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [ X ]  pr otect 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:  English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Undetermined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Undetermined G/SPS/N/USA/1087 
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 12. Final date for comments:  8 August 2005 
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:    
ADDRESSES:  You may submit comments by any of the following methods: 
 
EDOCKET:  Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket
 to submit or view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered EDOCKET, click on the "View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this 
document.  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 03-077-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 03-077-1.  Federal 
eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://www.regulations.gov
 and follow the instructions 
for locating this docket and submitting comments.  Other Information:  You may view APHIS documents published in the Federal Register and related information on the Internet at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, Acting U.S. SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel:  (202) 690-1642;  Fax:  (202) 690-7772;  fstsd@usda.gov