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APHIS drops chrysanthemum white rust import restrictions for cut flowers
APHIS removed its chrysanthemum white rust import restrictions on fresh cut Chrysanthemum, Leucanthemella and Nipponanthemum flowers from countries where the disease exists, ending the registered-site, inspection and certification requirements, effective November 9, 2026. The rule moves specific cut flower import requirements to the ACIR database and requires a Federal Register notice and at least 60 days of comment before APHIS changes them.
Key points
- Importers no longer need registered production sites, APHIS-approved inspection or a CWR-freedom phytosanitary declaration for the three genera.Federal Register
- APHIS concluded chrysanthemum white rust is no longer a quarantine pest because eradication is not technically or economically justified.Federal Register
- Section 319.74-2(d) requires a Federal Register notice, at least 60 days of comment and a decision notice to change cut flower restrictions.Federal Register
- Restrictions in force on November 9, 2026, stay until changed under that process; other cut flower import requirements are unchanged.Federal Register
- Final rule 91 FR 64253 (FR Doc. 2026-20630) amends 7 CFR 319.74-1 and 319.74-2, effective November 9, 2026.Federal Register
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