WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2211 
28 April 2011  
 (11-2187) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Specified genera of plants for planting that are hosts of A. chinensis and/or 
A Glabripennis  and decorative branches (as listed in this Federal Order (FO)) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Afghanistan, China, Croatia, European Union, 
Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Demo cratic People's Republic of Korea, 
Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Chinese Taipei and Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document:  Federal Order (FO) for the Importation of Host Material 
of Anoplophora chinensis  (Forster), the Citrus L onghorned Beetle (CLB), and Anoplophora 
glabripennis , the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) (dated 1 April 2011) 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the 
US Department of Agriculture is issuing a Fe deral Order (FO) pursuant to the regulatory 
authority provided by the Plant Protection Act of 20 June 2000, as amended, Section 412(a), 7 U.S.C. 7712(a), to revise and replace the Federal Order issued for two harmful 
plant pests, Citrus Longhorned Beetle (CLB), Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) (Coleoptera:  
Cerambycidae), and Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), A. Glabripennis (Motschulsky) 
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), previously i ssued on 16 January 2009 and notified to the 
WTO as G/SPS/N/USA/1901.  This revision adds three new A. Glabripennis host genera of 
plants for planting, Cercidiphyllum  spp., Koelreuteria  spp. and Sorbus  spp. identified as 
hosts by our domestic erad ication program and 11 new A. chinensis host genera of plants 
for planting, Catalpa  spp., Chaenomeles  spp., Cornus  spp., Cydonia  spp., Liquidambar  
spp., Parrotia  spp., Polygonum  spp., Rhdodendron  spp., Sageretia  spp., Toona  spp., and 
Viburnum spp. identified by the National Plan t Protection Organization of the Netherlands 
and recent scientific journal articles.  This FO also changes the requirements for importation of plants for planting from the Eu ropean Union (EU) member States because 
the status and distribution of A. chinensis and A. Glabripennis in those countries is not 
sufficiently known.  This revision of the FO also adds decorative branches to the list of 
regulated articles.  The purpose and goal of this  Federal Order is to prevent the introduction 
and/ or dissemination of two harmful plan t pests, Citrus Longhorned Beetle (CLB), G/SPS/N/USA/2211 
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  Anoplophora chinensis  (Forster), and Asian L onghorned Beetle (ALB), A. glabripennis , 
from foreign countries into the United States.   This Federal Order is effective on 
11 May 2011. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  A. chinensis and 
A. Glabripennis are destructive polyphagous wood boring pests.  A. chinensis is not known 
to occur in the United States and attacks 76 host genera belonging to over 19 families, 
including several economically important fru it, forest, and ornamental plant species. 
A. Glabripennis has already caused substantial damage in the urban and forest environment 
of certain areas of Illinois, New York, Massac husetts, and New Jersey, where this pest is 
under official control and where eradication efforts are being taken.  A. chinensis and 
A. Glabripennis pose a significant threat to many impor tant fruit, forest, and ornamental 
trees in the United States and are considered to  be quarantine pests for the United States.  
Due to the potential for serious plant pest injury from A. chinensis and A. glabripennis , 
immediate action is warranted to address import requirements on host plants for planting that are pathways for these two harmful pl ant pests.  The APHIS Administrator has 
determined that it is necessary to establish pr ohibitions and restric tions on the importation 
of specific plants for planting hosts of A. chinensis and A. glabripennis , as listed in this FO, 
from certain countries also listed in this FO. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  This notification complies with the International Standard on 
Phytosanitary Measures No.13 "Guidelines for the notification of non-compliance and 
emergency action".  This action is in accord ance with the principles related to emergency 
action of Article VII of the revised text of the International Plant Protection Convention. 
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/ plant_imports/federal_order/index.shtml    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  11 May 2011   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/USA/2211 
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  12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  For further information contact: APHIS-PPQ Phytosanitary 
Issues Management Team, Attn: Narcy Klag.  4700 River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231;  +1 (301) 734-8469  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov