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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1894/Add.1 
18 January 2010  
 (10-0232) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 13 January 2010, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Final Rule:  Importation of Hass Avoca dos from Peru (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0126)
 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of Hass 
avocados from Peru into the continental United Stat es.  As a condition of entry, Hass avocados from 
Peru will have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for 
importation in commercial consignments; regist ration and monitoring of places of production and 
packinghouses; grove sanitation; pest-free areas or trapping for the South American fruit fly; pest-free areas or treatment for the Mediterranean fruit fly;  surveys for the avocado seed moth; and inspection 
for quarantine pests by the national plant protecti on organization of Peru.  Hass avocados from Peru 
will also be required to be accompanied by a phyto sanitary certificate with an additional declaration 
stating that the avocados were grown, packed, and inspected and found to be free of pests in 
accordance with these requirements.  This action wi ll allow the importation of Hass avocados from 
Peru into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.  This final rule is effective on 3 February 2010. 
 This final rule is available in English a t: Federal Register:  4 January 2010 (Volume 75, 
Number 1) Notices Pages 1-13. To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, 
select 2010 FR Vol. 75, and type "page 1" in the search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 
7 January 2009 (2009 FR Volume 74, Number 4, Pages 651-664, Docket No. APHIS–2008–0126), in which APHIS announced a proposal to amend the regulations to allow the importation of Hass 
avocados from Peru into the continental United Stat es subject to certain conditions.  (To view this 
notice online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and type 
"page 651" in the search box (with quotation marks)).  
 We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 9 March 2009.  We 
received 30 comments by that date.  They were fro m private citizens, producers, importers, exporters, 
and representatives of State and foreign governments. G/SPS/N/USA/1894/Add.1 
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This addendum concerns a: 
[   ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ X ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[   ] Modification of content and/or scope  of previously notified draft regulation 
[   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[   ] Change in proposed date of adoption,  publication or date of entry into force 
[   ] Other:    
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
[   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
For further information contact:  Ms. Charisse Cleare, Regulatory Coordination Specialist, 
Regulations, Permits, and Manua ls, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 136, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1236; +(1 301) 734-0773  
Text 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, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, 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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