We are proposing to amend the fruits
and vegetables regulations to allow the import of clementines from
Spain to resume if the clementines are cold treated en route to the
US, and provide that other pre-treatment and post-treatment
requirements are met. These requirements would include provisions
that the clementines be grown in accordance with a Medify
management program established by the Govt. of Spain, that the
clementines be subject to an inspection regimen that includes fruit
cutting prior to, and after, cold treatment, and that the
clementines meet other conditions designed to protect against
the
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