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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/870 
27 February 2004 
 (04-0882) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Spirodiclofen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Spirodiclofen; Notice of 
Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolera nces for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or 
on Food; Available in English,  3 pages 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing to amend 40 CFR 
part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of Spirodiclofen; 3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-oxaspiro [4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl ester 2,2-dimethyl-butanoic acid, in or on the raw agricultural commodities citrus fruit group at 0.3 parts per million (ppm), citrus pulp, dried, 
at 0.4 ppm, citrus oil at 20 ppm, pome fruit group at 0.8 ppm, pome fruit pomace, wet, at 
6.0 ppm, stone fruit group at 1.0 ppm, tree nut group at 0.05 ppm, almond hulls at 20 ppm, pistachios at 0.05 ppm, grape at 2.0 ppm and grape, raisin at 4.0 ppm.  Spirodiclofen, 3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec- 3-en-4-yl ester 2,2 dimethyl-butanoic acid, 
and/or its enol metabolite, 3-(2,4-dichlorophe nyl)-4-hydroxy-1-oxaspiro [4,5]dec-3-en-2-
one, in or on the raw agricultural commodities cattle, fat, at 0.01 ppm and cattle, meat by-
products, at 0.05 ppm.  EPA has determined that  the petition contains data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA;  however, EPA has not 
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted da ta at this time or whether the data support 
granting of the petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/870 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr18fe04-38, 
Federal Register
: 18 February 2004 (Volume 69, Number 32) Pages 7632-7635; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/February/Day-18/p270.htm ; Available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. 
12. Final date for comments:  19 March 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds Integrity Branch (PIRIB), 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov  Note:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2003-0213" in subject 
line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov