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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/734
13 June 2003
(03-3099)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Propyleneglycol monolaurate on crops and
ornamental plants.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Pesticide Product;
Registration Application (available in English, 2 pages).
6. Description of content:  EPA received an application as follows to register a pesticide
product containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered
product pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.  Notice of receipt of this
application does not imply a decision by the Agency on the application.
Product Containing an Active Ingredient not In cluded in any Previously Registered Product
File Symbol:  70231-E. Applicant:  Toagosai Co., Ltd., 1-14-1 Nishi Shimbashi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8419, Japan.  Product name:  ACARITOUCH.  Product type:
Miticide. Active ingredient:  Propyleneglycol monolaurate at 70.81%.  Proposed
classification/Use:  To control tetranychid mites on a variety of food crops and ornamentalplants.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   NAG/SPS/N/USA/734
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr30my03-69, Federal Register:  30 May 2003 (Volume 68, Number 104)
Pages 32503-32505;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/May/Day-30/p13435.htm; Available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption: :  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  30 June 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Public Information and Records 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:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0108" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel
(202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov