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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/624
29 July 2002
(02-4195)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service – APHIS
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):   Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Medfly) host material such as citrus fruits
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Regions or countries where Mediterranean Fruit Fly is found.
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Evaluation of cold
storage treatment against Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis Capitata (Wiedeman)(Diptera:Tephritidae) (6 pages, available in English)
6. Description of content:   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
modifying its existing cold treatment schedule (T107-a) used to treat imported fruits,
including citrus, to control Mediterranean Fruit Fly.  For all temperatures provided in the
treatment schedule, the length of treatment required shall be extended by two days.  For
example, where the schedule currently calls for a treatment of 16 days at temperatures at orbelow 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2.22 degrees Celsius), the revised schedule will require
treatment for 18 days.  Other treatment schedules (T107-c, and T107-f) will no longer be
authorized for treatment of Mediterranean Fruit Fly.  A new treatment schedule, T107-a-1,
has been authorized to treat commodities for Medfly and Anastrepha sp. other than A.
ludens.  Additional information is available on the APHIS web page athttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/pim/coldtreatment.htm .  The Treatment Manual is available
on the APHIS web page, at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/manuals/online_manuals.html .
APHIS is taking this action because of evidence that the current cold treatment parameters
are insufficient for controlling high larval populations and may result in fruit fly survivors.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This action is necessary
to prevent introduction of the Medfly into the United States.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/USA/624
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10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Notice from APHIS
dated 23 July 2002 and Evaluation of cold storage treatment against Mediterranean Fruit
Fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedeman) (Diptera:Tephritidae) noted in paragraph 5.  An interim
rule will be published shortly in the Federal Register.
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   This action is effective
upon publication of this notification  by the WTO.
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The comment period will be detailed when the interim rule is published in the Federal
Register.  The six page evaluation noted above is available upon request to the address in
paragraph 13.
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone:  (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov