. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/938 
23 July 2004 
 (04-3179) 
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 Fipronil such as Rice and Rice seed. 
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:   Notice:  Fipronil;  
Cancellation Order for Certain Product Regist rations (Available in English, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing cancellation orde rs announcing its approval of the 
requests submitted to voluntarily cancel the re gistrations of certain pesticide products 
containing fipronil for use on rice or rice seed.  Any distribution, sale or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is only perm itted in accordance with the terms of the 
existing stocks provision of this cancellation order. 
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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register :  1 July 2004 (Volume 69, Number 126) Pages 39927-39928;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/July/Day-01/p15047.htm  Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 July 2004 (Notice of receipt of this request was 
published in the Federal Register on 7 May 200 4.  One comment was submitted requesting 
an extension of the public notice period, the agency agreed to extend it to 21 June 2004.) G/SPS/N/USA/938 
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 12. Final date for comments:   
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 Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and 
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pestic ide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
 
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0208"  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 & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-720- 7772;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov.