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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1488/Add.1 
31 October 2007  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 30 Octo ber 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Final rule:  Importation of Unshu Oranges from the Republic of Korea into Alaska (APHIS-2006-
0133)  
 
APHIS is amending the regulations governing th e importation of citrus fruit to allow fresh 
Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea to be imported into the State of Alaska under certain 
conditions.  As a condition of entry, the orang es will have to be prepared for shipping using 
packinghouse procedures that include culling of damaged or diseased fruit and cleaning with high-
pressure air or water in combination with brushi ng. In addition, the or anges will have to be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an a dditional declaration stating that the oranges were 
inspected and found free from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and Unaspis yanonensis .  The 
individual cartons or boxes in which the Unshu orang es are shipped will also have to be marked with 
a statement restricting their importation and distribution to the State of Alaska.  This action will allow for the importation of Unshu oranges from the Repub lic of Korea into Alaska while continuing to 
provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.  
In 2005, the National Plant Protection Organizati on (NPPO) of South Korea requested that the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS ) allow the shipment of Unshu oranges into the 
State of Alaska until the pest risk of citrus canke r from South Korea could be adequately mitigated for 
the rest of the United States.  
On 4 December 2006, APHIS published in the Fe deral Register (71 FR 70330-70335, Docket 
No. APHIS-2006-0133) a proposal  to allow the importation of fresh Unshu oranges from the 
Republic of Korea into the State of Alaska under certa in conditions.  As a condition of entry, APHIS 
proposed that the oranges would have to be prep ared for shipping using packinghouse procedures that 
include culling of damaged or diseased fruit and w ashing in a water bath.  In addition, APHIS 
proposed that the oranges would have to be acco mpanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an 
additional declaration stating that the oranges were inspected and found free from Xanthomonas 
axonopodis pv. citri and Unaspis yanonensis .  The individual cartons or boxes in which the Unshu 
oranges are shipped would also have to be marked  with a statement restricting their importation and 
distribution to the State of Alaska.  This action was intended to allow for the importation of Unshu 
oranges from the Republic of Korea into Alaska while continuing to provide protection against the 
introduction of quarantine pests. 
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  APHIS solicited comments concerning their propo sal for 60 days ending 2 February 2007. 
 
Effective Date:  26 November 2007 
 
For further information contact:  Mr. Alex Belano, Import Specialist, Commodity Import 
Analysis and Operations, Plant Health Programs,  PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8765.  
Available in English, [Federal Register :  25 October 2007 (Volume 72, Number 206)] 
[Proposed Rules]; [Page 60537] 
 
For full text and additional information, see attached link: 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
, on the search feature for 2007 (Volume 72), enter 60537. 
  
United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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