# Importation of Fresh Unshu Oranges From Japan Into the United States; Technical Amendment
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Final rule; technical amendment. · Published 2015-08-11 · Effective 2015-08-11 · 80 FR 48002
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-19698
- **Category:** plant-animal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 48002
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 319
- **Publication date:** 2015-08-11
- **Effective date:** 2015-08-11
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. APHIS-2013-0059
## Abstract

In a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2014, and effective on November 26, 2014, we amended the regulations concerning the importation of citrus fruit to remove certain restrictions on the importation of Unshu oranges from Japan. Among other amendments, we removed a requirement for joint inspection of the fruit at groves and packinghouses by the Government of Japan and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. As an unintended consequence of removing that requirement, we effectively precluded the Government of Japan from being able to meet another one of the requirements of the regulations, which requires oranges produced on two islands in Japan to be fumigated with methyl bromide prior to exportation to the United States, if the oranges are destined for certain commercial citrus-producing areas of the United States. This document corrects that error.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/08/11/2015-19698/importation-of-fresh-unshu-oranges-from-japan-into-the-united-states-technical-amendment)
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