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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1722/Add.1 
20 June 2008  
 (08-2923) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 16 June 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 Importa tion of Sweet Cherries From Australia Into the 
Continental United States and Hawaii (APHIS–2007–0128)  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture s advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the 
continental United States and Hawaii of sweet cherries from Australia subject to the following 
conditions:  
• The fruit must be part of a commercial consignment as defined in 7 CFR 319.56–2. 
• The fruit must either originate from an APHIS-approved fruit fly free area or be 
treated in accordance with the phytosanitary treatments regulations in 7 CFR part 305.  
This may entail treatment with T108-a-1/ 2/3 [fumigation with methyl bromide 
followed by cold treatment as provided in 7 CFR 305.10(a)] or irradiation using 150 Gy as the minimum absorbed dose and mee ting all other relevant requirements in 
7 CFR 305.31. 
• Each consignment must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
Australian National Plant Protection Orga nization (NPPO) certifying that the fruit 
either received the required treatment or originated from a fruit fly free area. The NPPO must also include an additional declar ation in the phytosanitary certificate that 
states: "The fruit in this shipment wa s inspected and found free of Epiphyas 
postvittana". 
• The fruit will also be subject to inspec tion at the port of entry should inspectors 
determine that such inspection is necessary. 
 
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 
these specific measures, the sweet cherries will be su bject to the general requirements listed in 7 CFR 
319.56–3 that are applicable to the importation of all fruits and vegetables.  G/SPS/N/USA/1722/Add.1 
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  This notice is available in English at:  Fe deral Register:  30 January 2008 (Volume 73, 
Number 20) Notices Page 5495.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type 5495 in search box.   
This action is subsequent to a notice publishe d in the Federal Register on 12 October 2007 (72 
FR 58047–58048, Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128), in  which we announced the availability, for 
review and comment, of a pest risk analysis that  evaluates the risks associated with the importation 
into the continental United States and Hawaii of sw eet cherries from Australia. (To view this notice 
online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2007 FR Vol. 72, and type 58047 in 
search box).  We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on 11 December 2007.  We 
received one comment by that date, from a represen tative of Australia’s Department of Agriculture, 
Fisheries and Forestry.   For additional information, you may contact Ms. Donna L. West, Senior Import Specialist, 
Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, Plant Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; tel. +1 301 734 8758. 
  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-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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