. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1477 
13 December 2006 
 (06-5965) 
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):   Fruits and vegetables  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Importation of 
Mangoes From India (Available in English;  8 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend 
the fruits and vegetables regulations to allo w the importation into the United States of 
mangoes from India under certain conditions.  As a condition of entry, the mangoes would 
have to undergo irradiation treatment and be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate 
with additional declarations providing specifi c information regarding the treatment and 
inspection of the mangoes and the orchards in which they were grown.  In addition, the 
mangoes would be subject to inspection at the por t of first arrival.  This action would allow 
for the importation of mangoes from India into the continental 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: 
17 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 222) Pages 66881-66888.  Available in English.  http://www.regulations.gov/f dmspublic/component/main. G/SPS/N/USA/1477 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  16 January 2007 
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:   
Final date for comments: Comments in general will be accepted at anytime after 
publication of the notice of filing; however, if  a final rule is promulgated, it will address 
only those comments that were received prior to publication of the final rule. 
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: 
Submit written or electronic comments identified by Docket No. APHIS-2006-0121 by any 
of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov  Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments. 
 Submit written submissions in the following ways: 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road  Unit 118, Riverdale, MD  20737-1238 
• Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
Number APHIS-2006-0121 for this rulemaking.  
 
For further information contact:  Ms Donna West, Senior Import Specialist, Commodity 
Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ APHI S, 4700 River Rd., Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; 301-734-8758  
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:   
United States SPS National Notification Author ity, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov