WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/537/Add.1
30 September 2003
(03-5117)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 22 September 2003 has been received from the
United States.
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Title outlining what the SPS measure or product is:  Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
The USDA-APHIS is adopting as a final rule, the regulations for importing nursery stock to
require additional certifications for imported niger s eed and lilac, to reflect changes in plant taxonomy
and pest distributions, and to make various chan ges to the requirements for post-entry quarantine of
imported plants.  We are also making several other changes to update and clarify the regulations andimprove their effectiveness.  This action is necessa ry to update the existing regulations and make them
easier to understand and implement.
This document can be obtained from:United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Point,
Attn:  Roseanne FreeseActing United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer
Food Safety & Technical Services Division
USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service
Telephone:  202 690-1642
Fax:  202 720-7772E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov
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