We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United States of fresh apricots from continental Spain. As a condition of entry, fresh apricots from continental Spain would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include registration of production locations and packinghouses, pest monitoring, sanitary practices, chemical and biological controls, and phytosanitary treatment. The fruit would also have to be imported in commercial consignments, with each consignment identified throughout its movement from place of production to port of entry in the United States. Consignments would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Spain certifying that the fruit is free from all quarantine pests and has been produced in accordance with the systems approach. This proposed rule would allow for the importation of fresh apricots from continental Spain into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.
Document Subtype:
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
Received Date:
January 30 2013, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page:
6227 - 6232
Comment Start Date:
January 30 2013, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Importation of Fresh Apricots from Continental Spain
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Comments
Submitter: Gaskalla, Richard Posted: 03/13/2013 ID: APHIS-2011-0132-0005
Apr 01,2013 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Cooper, Michael Posted: 04/01/2013 ID: APHIS-2011-0132-0006
Apr 01,2013 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Strickland, Ella Posted: 05/07/2013 ID: APHIS-2011-0132-0007
Apr 01,2013 11:59 PM ET
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