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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2034/Add.1 
27 October 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 13 Octo ber 2010, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Final Rule:  Importation of Fresh Unshu Oranges fr om the Republic of Korea into the Continental 
United States (Docket No. APHIS-2010-0022)  
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is amending the regulations concerning th e importation of citrus fruit to remove certain 
restrictions on the importation of Unshu orang es from the Republic of Korea that are no longer 
necessary.  Specifically, we are removing requirement s for the fruit to be grown in specified canker-
free export areas and for joint inspection in the gr oves and packinghouses by the Government of the 
Republic of Korea and the Animal and Plant Health  Inspection Service.  We are also amending the 
regulations to clarify that surface sterilization of the fruit must be conducted in accordance with 
7 CFR part 305 and to expand the area in the con tinental United States where Unshu oranges from the 
Republic of Korea may be distributed.  Finally, we are requiring that each shipment be accompanied 
by a phytosanitary certificate containing an additiona l declaration stating that the fruit was given the 
required surface sterilization and inspected and fou nd free of Elsinoe australis.  These changes will 
make the regulations concerning the importation of Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea 
consistent with our domestic regul ations concerning the interstate m ovement of citrus fruit from areas 
quarantined because of citrus canker.  This fi nal rule will be effective on 12 November 2010. 
 This final rule is available in English at:  Federal Register:  12 October 2010 (Volume 75, 
Number 196) Notices Pages 62455-62457.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2010 FR Vol. 75, and type "page 62455" in the 
search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a proposed rule  published in the Federal Register on 8 June 2010 
(2010 FR Volume 75, Number 109, Pages 32310-32313, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0022), in which 
APHIS announced a proposal to amend the regulati ons concerning the importation of citrus fruit to 
remove certain restrictions on the importation of Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea (South 
Korea) that were no longer necessary.  (To view this notice online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2010 FR Vol. 75, and type "page 32310" in the 
search box (with quotation marks)).  
 We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 9 August 2010.  We 
received two comments by that date.  They we re from members of the general public.  Both 
commenters supported the proposed rule. G/SPS/N/USA/2034/Add.1 
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  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:    
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:  
Ms Meredith C. Jones, Regulatory Coordination Sp ecialist, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737;  +(1 301) 734 7467.  
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 27, 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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