The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the following recent updates in its Animal Export Regulations History:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reopening the comment period on its proposed rule that would relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass variety avocados. Among other things, APHIS proposed to provide for the interstate movement of Hass avocados from the Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined areas in the U.S. with a certificate; and to remove certain trapping requirements for Hass avocados imported from the State of Michoacan, Mexico and from Peru. Comments are now due by May 18, 2011 (from May 4). (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/01/11 news, 11040133, for BP summary of the proposed rule.)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated the following PPQ electronic manuals as of May 5, 2011 (since April 28, 2011):
On May 5, 2011, the Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the following recent updates in its Animal Export Regulations History:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reopening the comment period for its interim rule, effective January 24, 2011, which prohibited or restricted the importation of birds, poultry and their products from regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is considered to exist. APHIS’ interim rule also imposed restrictions concerning importation of live poultry and birds that have been vaccinated for certain types of avian influenza, or that have moved through regions where any subtype of HPAI is considered to exist.
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated the following PPQ electronic manuals as of April 28, 2011 (since April 21, 2011):
During recent trade events1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials discussed the ACE Document Image System (DIS), and stated that the agency plans to push imaged documents received from the trade to Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) by August 2011. This will facilitate a single automated gateway that will accept supporting documents that may be needed during the cargo importation and entry summary processes.
The Animal and Health Plant Inspection Service has updated its guidance on Special Use Codes for the Lacey Act Declaration for imported plants and plant products. According to APHIS sources, this new guidance consolidates three previous guidance documents on this topic, adds new information, and emphasizes the need for importers to exercise “due care” before using Special Use Codes (they should not be used as a catch-all).