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G/SPS/N/USA/134/Add.2 
24 May 2004 
 
 (04-2213) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
 
 
 The following communication, received on 14 May 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Importation of orchids of the Genus Phalaenopsis fro m Chinese Taipei in growing media – Final rule 
 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) is amending the regulations 
governing the importation of plants and plant products  to add orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis from 
Chinese Taipei to the list of plants that may be im ported in an approved growing medium subject to 
specified growing, inspection and certification require ments.  APHIS is taking this action in response 
to a request by Chinese Taipei and after determin ing that Phalaenopsis spp. plants established in 
growing media can be imported without resulting in the introduction into the United States or the 
dissemination within the United States of a plant pest or noxious weed.  
 This document can be obtained from w ww.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor OR 
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get doc.cgi?dbname=2004_regis ter&docid=fr05my04-2 
 
 The effective date of th is rule is 4 June 2004 
  USDA/FAS/FSTSD 
 Attn:  Julie Morin 
 United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer  Food Safety and Technical Services Division  USDA Foreign Agricultural Service  Tel:  (202) 720 4051 
 Fax:  (202) 720 7772 
  
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