G/SPS/N/USA/3152  
4 March 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original : English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers sho  ld be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Ginseng \2\; Ginseng;  Tea, dried \1\; Vegetable, leaves of root and 
tuber, group 2;  Vegetable, root, subgroup 1A, except ginseng;  Cattle, liver;  Goat,  
liver; Horse, liver;  Sheep, liver  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule. . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  8 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-02-14/html/2020 -02241.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
difenoc onazole in or on vegetable, root, subgroup 1A, except ginseng; vegetable, leaves of 
root and tuber, group 2; and tea, dried. In addition, this regulation amends the tolerances 
for residues of difenoconazole in or ginseng; cattle, liver; goat, liver; horse,  liver; and 
sheep, liver.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant internationa l standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national standard:  EPA harmonizes with Codex where possible, but for some of the 
MRLs (tolerance) in question, the data provided to EPA support a different MRL than 
Codex. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for full information regarding which 
MRLs are harmonized and which are not.  G/SPS/N/USA/3152  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-06-07/html/2019 -11930.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-09/html/2019 -09491.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2020  
Propose d date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Michael L. Goodis, P.E., Director, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Tel: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail address: RDFRNotic es@epa.gov.  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-02-14/html/2020 -02241.htm