notification

Addendum

The following communication, dated 22 June 2016, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States of America.

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TITLE: Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time of importation for certain plants and plant products. Enforcement of the declaration requirement began on 1 April 2009, and products requiring a declaration are being phased-in. The purpose of this notice is to clarify that the declaration is required for all formal consumption entries of plant and plant products into the United States, including those entries from foreign trade zones and bonded warehouses.

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_2527_00_e.pdf

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