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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/387
29 January 2001
(01-0460)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Philippines  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  Mangoes
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of Mangoes From the
Philippines (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  APHIS is proposing to amend the regulations governing the
importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the importation of mangoes from Guimaras
Island in the Republic of the Philippines, subject to inspection and the completion of a
prescribed vapor heat treatment. We believe that this action is warranted because thereappears to be no significant pest risk associated with the importation of mangoes from
Guimaras Island in the Philippines under these circumstances. This action would relieve
restrictions on the importation of mangoes from the Philippines without presenting a
significant risk of introducing plant pests into the United States.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  APHIS is proposing this action in accordance
with Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Intern ational Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 6488,
22 January 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/387
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11. Final date for comments:  23 March 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service  [    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed
instruction on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which willbe sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. 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
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov