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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/687
16 January 2003
(03-0230)
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 Plant Health Inspections Service-
APHIS
3. 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):  ):  Mangoes
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Mexico or Central America
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Hot Water Dip for
Mangoes, available in English, two pages 69-71, 7 CFR Part 300, Federal Register
01/02/03,Volume 68, Number 1, www.aphi s.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webreport.html
6. Description of content:   APHIS is proposing to amend th e Plant Protection and Quarantine
Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by re ference into the Code of Federal Regulations,
by amending the hot water dip treatment schedule for rounded varieties of mangoes imported
into the United States form Mexico or Ce ntral America to provide for the treatment of
mangoes weighing between 701 and 900 grams.  Currently, that hot water dip treatment
schedule provides only for the treatment of ma ngoes weighing up to 700 grams.  This action
would allow larger, rounded varieties of Mang oes from Mexico or Central America to be
imported into the United States.  APHIS also proposes to make other changes to the
treatment, including the  extension of the treatment time if the mangoes are to be hydrocooled
within 30 minutes of the treatment.
7. 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
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBAG/SPS/N/USA/687
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12. Final date for comments:   18 February 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis
US Department of Agriculture
Stop 1027
Washington DC 20250
Tel:  202 720 9047
Fax:  202 720 0677
E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis
US Department of AgricultureStop 1027
Washington DC 20250
Tel:  202 720 9047
Fax:  202 720 0677
E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov