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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

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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 host commodities from Chile

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]      All trading partners  

[X]    Specific regions or countries: Chile

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Title of the notified document: Federal Order: Modification of Import Requirements for Medfly Host Commodities from Chile  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5

http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDAAPHIS/2015/08/03/file_attachments/413643/DA-2015-42%2BChile%2Bmedfly%2Bcommodities.pdf

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Description of content: On 31 July 2015, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service issued a Federal Order, effective immediately, amending the import requirements for Mediterranean Fruit Fly Host Commodities from Chile. The Federal Order is also posted on the APHIS Plant Health Federal Import Orders Website. (Federal Order: DA-2015-42)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/home/?1dmy&urile=wcm%3Apath%3A/APHIS_Content_Library/SA_Our_Focus/SA_Plant_Health/SA_Import/SA_Federal_Orders

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? 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 number)  

[X]      None

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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 31 July 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 31 July 2015

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 31 July 2015

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable. This Federal Order is effective 31 July 2015.

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:

For additional information regarding this Federal Order, please call Senior Risk Manager Walter Gould at +(1 301) 851 2187, or e-mail him at Walter.P.Gould@aphis.usda.gov

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Text(s) 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 1014, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov