. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1328 
14 June 2006 
 (06-2867) 
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:  Department of Agricult ure-Animal Plant Health Inspections Service-
APHIS  
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):  Fruits and vegetables  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Phytosanitary 
Certificates for Fruits and Vegetables Importe d in Passenger Baggage; Availability of a Risk 
Assessment, in English, pp.  29846-29847  http://www.aphis.usda .gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html  
6. Description of content:  We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service has prepared a risk assess ment relative to a previously published 
proposal to require an imported fruits and ve getables to be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate.  The risk assessment considers th e plant pest risks associated with fruits and 
vegetables imported in passenger baggage a nd the probable impact of phytosanitary 
certification requirements.  We are consider ing adopting only the proposed requirements 
that pertain to fruits and vegetables imported in air passenger baggage.  We are making the 
risk assessment available for the public to 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   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] 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: 
24 May 2006 (Volume 71, Number 100) Pages [29846-29847] http://frwebgate2.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/waisgate.cgi?WAI SdocID=272884513970+0+0+0&WA ISaction=retrieve  G/SPS/N/USA/1328 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be announced  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced  
12. Final date for comments:  24 July 2006, please refer to Docket No-00-014-2  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] 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;  Fax:  202 720-9124;  fstsd@fas.usda.gov  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] 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:  202 720-92124;  Fax:  202 690-0677;  fstsd@fas.usda.gov