. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1922 
27 April 2009  
 (09-1999) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Papaya 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Colombia and Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule:  Importation of Papaya from Colombia 
and Ecuador (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0050)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
allow, under certain conditions, the importati on of commercial shipments of fresh papaya 
from Colombia and Ecuador into the continental United States.  The conditions for the importation of papayas from Colombia and Ecuador include requirements for approved 
production locations; field sanitation; hot wa ter treatment; procedures for packing and 
shipping the papayas; and fruit fly trapping in  papaya production areas.  This action would 
allow for the importation of papayas from Co lombia and Ecuador while continuing to 
provide protection against the introduction of injurious plant pests into the continental 
United States. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ X ] None G/SPS/N/USA/1922 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register:  21 April 2009 (Volume 74, Number 75), Notices Pages 18161-18166.  Available 
online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2009/E9-9100.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  22 June 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://www.regulations.gov/
 and search on the 
docket number (APHIS–2008-00 50) to submit or view comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS–2008–0050, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.  Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0050. 
For further information contact: Mr. Alex Belano, Branch Chief, Risk Mana gement and Plants for Planting Policy, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; + (1 301) 734 5333 
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 Foreign 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.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov