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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1841/Add.1 
16 October 2008  
 (08-4976) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 15 Octo ber 2008, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Notice of Decision to Issue Permits for the Importati on of Guavas from Mexico into the United States 
(APHIS-2008-0066)  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is announcing our decision to begin is suing permits for the importation into the United 
States of guavas from Mexico subject to  the following phytosanitary measures: 
 
• The guavas must be irradiated with a minimum absorbed dose of 400 gray. 
 
• Each consignment of guavas must be inspected  by the national plant protection organization 
(NPPO) of Mexico and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of Mexico.  
The phytosanitary certificate must document that the consignment received the required irradiation 
treatment.  The phytosanitary certificate must also contain an additional declaration that states:  
 
"The fruit in this shipment was treated by irradiation with a minimum absorbed dose of 
400 Gy and inspected and found free of Oligonychus biharensis , Oligonychus psidium , 
Mycovellosiella psidii , Pestalotiopsis psidii , and Sphaceloma psidii ." 
 
• The guavas may be imported into the United States in commercial consignments only. 
 
These conditions will be listed in the fru its and vegetables manual (available at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/pla nts/manuals/ports/downloads/fv.pdf ).  In addition to 
those specific measures, guavas from Mexico will be  subject to the general requirements listed in 
§ 319.56-3 that are applicable to the importation of all fruits and vegetables. 
 
This notice is available in English at:  Fe deral Register:  14 October 2008 (Volume 73, 
Number 199) Notice Pages 60673-60674.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type "60673" in search box 
(with quotation marks). 
 
This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 26 June 2008 
(73 FR 36296–36297, Docket No. APHIS–2008–0066), in which we a nnounced the availability, for 
review and comment, of a pest risk analysis that  evaluates the risks associated with the importation G/SPS/N/USA/1841/Add.1 
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  into the United States of fresh guava fruit from Mexico.  (To view this notice online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and search on "page 36296" 
(with quotation marks).)  We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on 25 August 2008.  We received seven comments by that date, from guava  producers, a State department of agriculture, 
and the Mexican department of agriculture. 
 
 For additional information, you may contact Mr. David B. Lamb, Import Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; +1 (301) 734-8758.  
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Sta ndards 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 
  
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