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G/SPS/N/USA/2188/Add.1 
8 November 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 7 November 2011, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the the United States. 
 
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Final Rule:  Importation of French Beans and R unner Beans from the Republic of Kenya into the 
United States (Docket No. APHIS-2010-0101) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice is amending the fruits and vegetables 
regulations to allow the importation of French beans and runner beans from the Republic of Kenya 
into the United States.  As a condition of entry, both commodities will have to be produced in 
accordance with a systems approach that would in clude requirements for packing, washing, and 
processing.  Both commodities will also be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate 
attesting that all phytosanitary requirements have  been met and that the consignment was inspected 
and found free of quarantine pests.  This action will allow for the importation of French beans and 
runner beans from the Republic of Kenya into the United States while continuing to provide 
protection against the introduction of plant pests. 
 This final rule is available in English at:  Federal Register:  3 November 2011 (Volume 76, 
Number 213) Notices Pages 68057-6 8058. To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 68057" in the 
search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register (76 FR 16700-16703, 
Docket No. APHIS-2010-0101) on 25 March 2011 announc ing a proposal to amend the regulations by 
allowing French beans and runner beans from the Re public of Kenya to be imported into the United 
States if they are cut, shredded, or split and insp ected for quarantine pests, and if certain other 
requirements are met.  We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 24 May 2011.  We received two comments by that date.  They were from a State department of 
agriculture and a member of the general public. 
 This rule is effective 5 December 2011. 
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 G/SPS/N/USA/2188/Add.1 
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  [ ] 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, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
For further information contact:  Mr. Marc Phillip s, Import Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-4394.  
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] 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 14, 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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