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16 October 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 15 October 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Notice: Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries From Chile Into the United 
States [Docket No. APHIS -2019-0049]  
APHIS is advising the public of its decision to revise the import requirements for the importation of 
fresh blueberries from Chile into the United States by removing the methyl bromide fumigation 
requirements for blueberries from Regions VIII and XVI of Chile. Based on the findings of a commodity 
import evaluation, which was made available to the public for revi ew and comment through a previous 
notice, APHIS has determined that the application of the designated phytosanitary measures will be 
sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests via the importation of 
blueberries from Chile.  Imports under the revised requirements may be authorized beginning 
8 October 2020. (Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 196, Thursday, 8 October 2020, pp.63500 -63502)  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of a doption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into forc e 
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the 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, the 
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) :  
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:  
Mr. Tony Roma´n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RC C, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; (301) 851 -2242.  G/SPS/N/USA/3164/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2019-0049-0056 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Stand ards 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  
 
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